viśeṣa विशेष vi-śeṣa m. (once in [Pañcat.] n.; ifc. f(A). ) distinction, difference between (two gen., two loc., or gen. and instr.), [GṛŚrS.]; [MBh.] &c. characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarity, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. a kind, species, individual (e.g. vṛkṣa-v°, a species of tree, in comp. often also = special, peculiar, particular, different, e.g. chando-v°, ‘a particular metre’, viśeṣa-maṇḍana, ‘a peculiar ornament’; argha-viśeṣāḥ, ‘different prices’), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (pl.) various objects, [Megh.] distinction, peculiar merit, excellence, superiority (in comp. often = excellent, superior, choice, distinguished, e.g. ākṛti-v°, ‘an excellent form’ ; cf. viśeṣa-pratipatti), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (in gram.) a word which defines or limits the meaning of another word (cf. vi-śeṣaka and vi-śeṣaṇa) (in phil.) particularity, individuality, essential difference or individual essence (with the Vaiśeṣikas the 5th category or Padārtha, belonging to the 9 eternal substances or Dravyas, viz. soul, time, place, ether, and the 5 atoms of earth, water, light, air, and mind, which are said to be so essentially different that one can never be the other), [IW. 66] &c. (in medicine) a favourable turn or crisis of a sickness, [Suśr.] (in rhet.) statement of difference or distinction, individualization, variation, [Kuval.] (cf. viśeṣokti) a sectarian mark, any mark on the forehead (= tilaka), [L.] (in geom.) the hypotenuse, [Śulbas.] N. of the primary elements or Mahā-bhūtas (q.v.), [MaitrUp.] the earth as an element, [BhP.] the mundane egg, [ib.] = virāj, [ib.] vi-śeṣa mf(A)n. extraordinary, abundant, [Ragh. ii, 14] (B. viśeṣāt for viśeṣā) vi-śeṣa &c. See p. 990, col. 2. viśeṣāt विशेषात् vi-śeṣāt ind. (exceedingly, especially, particularly, even more, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; āt ifc., by reason or in consequence of [VarBṛS.]) viśeṣin विशेषिन् vi-°śeṣin mfn. distinct, individual, [BhP.] (ifc.) vying with, rivalling, [Hariv.] viśeṣya विशेष्य vi-śeṣya mfn. to be (or being) distinguished or qualified or particularized (see comp.) vi-śeṣya n. (in gram.) the word to be ‘differenced’ or distinguished (from another word which is called vi-śeṣaṇa, q.v.), a substantive, noun, the object or subject of a predicate, [Pāṇ.]; [Tarkas.]; [Vedāntas.] viśeṣaṇa विशेषण vi-śeṣaṇa mfn. distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying, [L.] distinctive (as a property), [W.] vi-śeṣaṇa n. the act of distinguishing &c., distinction, discrimination, particularization, [BhP.]; [Sarvad.]; [Sāh.] a distinguishing mark or attribute, [MBh.] (in gram.) ‘differencer’, a word which particularizes or defines (another word which is called vi-śeṣya, q.v.), attribute, adjective, adverb, apposition, predicate, [Pāṇ.]; [Tarkas.]; [Sāh.] &c. a species, kind, [MBh. vii, 1124] surpassing, excelling, [ib.] [i, 73] (in rhet.) = viśeṣokti, [Sāh.] viśeṣaka विशेषक vi-śeṣaka mfn. (ifc.) = vi-śeṣa, distinction, difference, [Bhāṣāp.] distinguishing, qualifying, specifying, [L.] vi-śeṣaka m. n. a mark on the forehead (made with sandal &c.), [R.]; [Mālav.]; [Kathās.] (cf. pattrav°) an attribute, predicate, [W.] vi-śeṣaka m. a partic. figure of speech (in which the difference of two objects otherwise said to be similar is dwelt upon; cf. viśeṣokti), [Kuval.] N. of a scholar, [Buddh.] of a country, [Nalac.] vi-śeṣaka n. a series of three stanzas forming one grammatical sentence (cf. yugma and kalāpaka), [Śatr.] viśeṣena विशेषेन vi-śeṣena ind. or ibc. (exceedingly, especially, particularly, even more, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; yena yena viśeṣeṇa, in any way whatever, [MBh.]) viśeṣikā विशेषिका vi-śeṣikā f. a kind of metre, [Col.] viśeṣita विशेषित vi-śeṣita mfn. (fr. Caus.) distinguished, defined, characterized, [Śaṃk.] preferred, [Kām.] superior to, better than (abl.), [MBh.] surpassed, exceeded, [Hariv.]; [Mālav.] predicated, attributed, [W.] viśeṣārtha विशेषार्थ vi-śe°ṣārtha m. the sense or essence of distinction, difference (am ind. for the sake of difference, [MW.]) viśeṣajña विशेषज्ञ vi-śeṣa—jña mfn. knowing distinctions, judicious, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] (ifc.) knowing various kinds of [R.] viśeṣakṛt विशेषकृत् vi-śeṣa—kṛt mfn. making a distinction, distinguishing, [RPrāt.] viśeṣastha विशेषस्थ vi-śeṣa—stha mfn. being (found only) in excellent persons or things, [Kāvyād. ii, 170] viśeṣatas विशेषतस् vi-śeṣa—tas ind. according to the difference of, in proportion to (comp.), [Mn. xi, 2] especially, particularly, above all, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. individually, singly, [Vedāntas.] viśeṣatva विशेषत्व vi-śeṣa—tva n. distinction, notion of the particular, [L.] viśeṣavat विशेषवत् vi-śeṣa—vat mfn. pursuing something particular, [MBh. ii, 849] possessed of some distinguishing property or specific quality, [BhP.] excellent, superior, better than (abl.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] making a difference (see a-v°) viśeṣavid विशेषविद् vi-śeṣa—vid mfn. = jña, [MBh.] viśeṣokti विशेषोक्ति vi-śe°ṣokti f. ‘mention of difference’, N. of a figure of speech (in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object, yet mentioning the difference, e.g. dyūtaṃnāma puruṣasyāsiṃhāsanaṃ rājyam, ‘truly gambling is a man's throneless kingdom’, [Mṛcch. ii, 6/7]), [Vām. iv, 3, 23] (cf. [Kāvyād. ii, 323] &c.) enumeration of merits, panegyric, [W.] viśeṣyaka विशेष्यक vi-°śeṣyaka (ifc.) = °śeṣya, [Bhāṣāp.] viśeṣyatā विशेष्यता vi-śeṣya—tā f. the being defined or qualified, substantival nature, [Kusum.] (-vāda m. N. of wk.) viśeṣāmṛta विशेषामृत vi-śe°ṣāmṛta n. N. of wk. viśeṣārtham विशेषार्थम् vi-śe°ṣārtham ind., for the sake of difference, [MW.] viśeṣārthin विशेषार्थिन् vi-śe°ṣārthin mfn. seeking for excellence or distinction, [MBh.] particular in searching for anything, [MW.] viśeṣabhāga विशेषभाग vi-śeṣa—bhāga m. a partic. part of an elephant's fore-foot, [L.] viśeṣaṇīkṛ विशेषणीकृ vi-°śeṣaṇī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to predicate, [Kusum.] viśeṣaṇatā विशेषणता vi-śeṣaṇa—tā f. the state of a distinguisher or of distinguishing, [Bhāṣāp.] individuality, [MW.] (-sambandha m. the relation of predicate to subject, [ib.]) viśeṣaguṇa विशेषगुण vi-śeṣa—guṇa m. a special or distinct quality, [Nīlak.] (in phil.) a substance of a distinct kind (as soul, time, space, ether, and the five atoms enumerated above), [W.] viśeṣamati विशेषमति vi-śeṣa—mati m. N. of a Bodhisattva and of another man, [Buddh.] viśeṣavāda विशेषवाद vi-śeṣa—vāda m. the above doctrine of the Vaiśeṣikas viśeṣavidhi विशेषविधि vi-śeṣa—vidhi m. a special rule or observance, [W.] viśeṣyatva विशेष्यत्व vi-śeṣya—tva n. = -tā f., [KātyŚr.], Sch. viśeṣārthitā विशेषार्थिता vi-śe°ṣārthi-tā f. the searching for something better, [Pañcat.] viśeṣadharma विशेषधर्म vi-śeṣa—dharma m. a peculiar or different duty, [W.] a special law, [MW.] viśeṣaṇatva विशेषणत्व vi-śeṣaṇa—tva n. = -tā, [MW.] adjectival nature, [Sāy.] viśeṣaṇavat विशेषणवत् vi-śeṣaṇa—vat mfn. endowed with discrimination, [MW.] having a distinguishing attribute, [ib.] viśeṣaśālin विशेषशालिन् vi-śeṣa—śālin mfn. possessing peculiar merit or excellence, [Kir.] viśeṣadṛśya विशेषदृश्य vi-śeṣa—dṛśya mfn. of splendid aspect or appearance, [Ragh.] viśeṣaliṅga विशेषलिङ्ग vi-śeṣa—liṅga n. a partic. mark, specific property, attribute of a subordinate class, [Kap.] viśeṣamitra विशेषमित्र vi-śeṣa—mitra m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] viśeṣavādin विशेषवादिन् vi-śeṣa—vādin m. an adherent of that doctrine, [Sāṃkhyak.], Sch. viśeṣoddeśa विशेषोद्देश vi-śe°ṣoddeśa m. (in Nyāya) a partic. kind of enunciation, [ib.] viśeṣātideśa विशेषातिदेश vi-śe°ṣātideśa m. a special supplementary rule, [ib.] viśeṣabhāvanā विशेषभावना vi-śeṣa—bhāvanā f. reflecting on or perceiving difference, [W.] (in arithm.) a partic. operation in extracting roots, composition by the difference of the products, [ib.] viśeṣaṇapada विशेषणपद vi-śeṣaṇa—pada n. a title of honour, [Mudr.] viśeṣaśāstra विशेषशास्त्र vi-śeṣa—śāstra n. (in gram.) a special rule (= apavāda), [MW.] viśeṣakaraṇa विशेषकरण vi-śeṣa—karaṇa n. making better, improvement, [Mālav.] viśeṣaniyama विशेषनियम vi-śeṣa—niyama m. a partic. observance, [MBh.] viśeṣavacana विशेषवचन vi-śeṣa—vacana n. ‘distinguishing or defining word’, an adjective, apposition, [Pāṇ. viii, 1, 74] a special text, special rule or precept, [W.] viśeṣavidvas विशेषविद्वस् vi-śeṣa—vidvas m. ‘eminently learned’, a sage, philosopher, [W.] viśeṣavyāpti विशेषव्याप्ति vi-śeṣa—vyāpti f. (in logic) a form of Vyāpti or pervasion, [L.] N. of wk. (also -rahasya n.) viśeṣaṇavarga विशेषणवर्ग vi-śeṣaṇa—varga m. N. of a ch. of the Sabda-ratnāvalī lexicon. viśeṣalakṣaṇa विशेषलक्षण vi-śeṣa—lakṣaṇa n. any specific or characteristic mark or sign, [W.] viśeṣamaṇḍana विशेषमण्डन vi-śeṣa—maṇḍana n. a peculiar ornament, [Śak.] viśeṣanirukti विशेषनिरुक्ति vi-śeṣa—nirukti f. (ibc.) ‘explanation of differences’ N. of wk. viśeṣapadārtha विशेषपदार्थ vi-śeṣa—padārtha m. (in Nyāya) the category of particularity (cf. above under viśeṣa) viśeṣapramāṇa विशेषप्रमाण vi-śeṣa—pramāṇa n. special authority, [ib.] viśeṣyatāvāda विशेष्यतावाद vi-śeṣya—tā—vāda m. N. of wk. viśeṣakacchedya विशेषकच्छेद्य vi-śeṣaka—cchedya n. N. of one of the 64 Kalās (prob. the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead), [Cat.] viśeṣapatanīya विशेषपतनीय vi-śeṣa—patanīya n. a partic. crime or sin, [Yājñ. iii, 298] viśeṣaramaṇīya विशेषरमणीय vi-śeṣa—ramaṇīya mfn. especially delightful, particularly pleasant, [Vikr.] viśeṣavādaṭīkā विशेषवादटीका vi-śeṣa—vāda-ṭīkā f. N. of wk. viśeṣocchvasita विशेषोच्छ्वसित vi-śe°ṣocchvasita n. the peculiar breath or life (cherished object), a peculiar treasure (applied to an object especially dear), [MW.] viśeṣārthabodhikā विशेषार्थबोधिका vi-śe°ṣārtha-bodhikā f. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇakhaṇḍana विशेषणखण्डन vi-śeṣaṇa—khaṇḍana n. N. of wk. viśeṣagarhaṇīya विशेषगर्हणीय vi-śeṣa—garhaṇīya mfn. especially reprehensible, even more blamable, [Kuval.] viśeṣapratiṣedha विशेषप्रतिषेध vi-śeṣa—pratiṣedha m. a special exception, [MW.] viśeṣaṇaśeṣaṇīya विशेषणशेषणीय vi-śeṣaṇa—śeṣaṇīya mfn. to be distinguished or discriminated, [W.] to be marked as different or distinct, [ib.] to be particularized, [MW.] viśeṣaśārṅgadhara विशेषशार्ङ्गधर vi-śeṣa—śārṅgadhara m. N. of wk. viśeṣapratipatti विशेषप्रतिपत्ति vi-śeṣa—pratipatti f. a special mark of honour or respect, [Ragh.] viśeṣaṇaviśeṣyatā विशेषणविशेष्यता vi-śeṣaṇa—viśeṣya-tā f. the relation of predicate and subject, [Vedāntas.] viśeṣalakṣaṇāṭīkā विशेषलक्षणाटीका vi-śeṣa—lakṣa°ṇā-ṭīkā f. N. of wk. viśeṣaniruktiṭīkā विशेषनिरुक्तिटीका vi-śeṣa—nirukti-ṭīkā f. N. of wk. viśeṣavikramaruci विशेषविक्रमरुचि vi-śeṣa—vikrama-ruci mfn. taking delight in splendid heroism, [Bhartṛ.] viśeṣārthaprakāśikā विशेषार्थप्रकाशिका vi-śe°ṣārtha-prakāśikā f. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇatāsambandha विशेषणतासम्बन्ध vi-śeṣaṇa—tā—sambandha m., the relation of predicate to subject, [ib.] viśeṣajñānavādārtha विशेषज्ञानवादार्थ vi-śeṣa—jñāna-vādārtha m. N. of wk. viśeṣaniruktikroḍa विशेषनिरुक्तिक्रोड vi-śeṣa—nirukti-kroḍa m. N. of wk. viśeṣaniruktyāloka विशेषनिरुक्त्यालोक vi-śeṣa—niruk°ty-āloka m. N. of wk. viśeṣabhūtapariśiṣṭa विशेषभूतपरिशिष्ट vi-śeṣa—bhūta-pariśiṣṭa n. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇaviśeṣyabhāva विशेषणविशेष्यभाव vi-śeṣaṇa—viśeṣya-bhāva m. the relation of predicate and subject, [Vedāntas.] viśeṣavyāptirahasya विशेषव्याप्तिरहस्य vi-śeṣa—vyāpti—rahasya n. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇajñānavādārtha विशेषणज्ञानवादार्थ vi-śeṣaṇa—jñāna-vādārtha m. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇamātraprayoga विशेषणमात्रप्रयोग vi-śeṣaṇa—mātra-prayoga m. the use of an adjective for a substantive (e.g. sāgarāmbarā, ‘the sea-girt’, for pṛthivī, ‘the earth’), [Vām. v, 1, 10] viśeṣaniruktiprakāśa विशेषनिरुक्तिप्रकाश vi-śeṣa—nirukti-prakāśa m. N. of wk. viśeṣāvasyakaniryukti विशेषावस्यकनिर्युक्ति vi-śe°ṣāvasyaka-niryukti f. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇadvayavaiyarthya विशेषणद्वयवैयर्थ्य vi-śeṣaṇa—dvaya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk. viśeṣaṇatrayavaiyarthya विशेषणत्रयवैयर्थ्य vi-śeṣaṇa—traya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk.