विशेषक

vi-ṡeshaka

(ifc.) = vi-ṡesha, distinction, difference Bhāshāp. ;

mfn. distinguishing, qualifying, specifying L. ;
m. n. a mark on the forehead (made with sandal etc.) R. Mālav. Kathās. (cf. pattrav-);
an attribute, predicate W. ;
m. a partic. figure of speech (in which the difference of two objects otherwise said to be similar is dwelt upon;
cf. viṡeshôkti) Kuval.;
N. of a scholar Buddh. ;
of a country Nalac. ;
(ikā) f. a kind of metre Col.;
n. a series of three stanzas forming one grammatical sentence;
cf. yugma andﾠ kalāpaka) Ṡatr. -cchedya n. N. of one of the 64 Kalās (prob. the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead) Cat.