विशेषण

vi-ṡeshaṇa

mfn. distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying L. ;

distinctive (as a property) W. ;
n. the act of distinguishing etc., distinction, discrimination, particularization BhP. Sarvad. Sāh. ;
a distinguishing mark orﾠ attribute MBh. ;
(in gram.) « differencer» , a word which particularizes orﾠ defines (another word which is called vi-ṡeshya q.v.), attribute, adjective, adverb, apposition, predicate Pāṇ. Tarkas. Sāh. etc.;
a species, kind MBh. VII, 1124 ;
surpassing, excelling ib. I, 73 ;
(in rhet.) = viṡeshôkti Sāh. ;
-khaṇḍana n. -jñāna-vādâ̱rtha m. N. of wks.;
-tā f. the state of a distinguisher orﾠ of distinguishing Bhāshāp. ;
individuality MW. (-sambandha m. the relation of predicate to subject ib. );
-traya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk.;
-tva n. -tā MW. ;
adjectival nature Sāy. ;
-dvaya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk.;
-pada n. a title of honour Mudr. ;
-mātraprayoga m. the use of an adjective for a substantive (e.g.. sāgarâ̱mbarā, the sea-girt, for pṛithivī, « the earth» ) Vām. V, 1, 10 ;
-viṡeshya-tā f. -viṡeshyabhāva m. the relation of predicate andﾠ subject, Vedántas.;
-vat mfn. endowed with discrimination MW. ;
having a distinguishing attribute ib. ;
-varga m. N. of a ch. of the Sabda-ratnâvali lexicon