The Sanskrit terms Vaiśēṣya and Vaiśeṣya can be transliterated into English as Vaisesya or Vaisheshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य).—Special differentiating feature; cf. अनुप्रदानात्संसर्गात् स्थानात् करणावन्ययात् । जायते वर्णवैशेष्यं परीमाणाच्च पञ्चमात् ॥ (anupradānātsaṃsargāt sthānāt karaṇāvanyayāt | jāyate varṇavaiśeṣyaṃ parīmāṇācca pañcamāt ||) T.Pr. XXIII. 2.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaiśēṣya (वैशेष्य).—n S Distinctiveness, particularity, speciality. 2 Extraordinariness, preëminence, transcendency.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य).—

1) Excellence, pre-eminence, superiority; अन्योन्यगुणवैशेष्यान्न किंचिदतिरिच्यते (anyonyaguṇavaiśeṣyānna kiṃcidatiricyate) Manusmṛti 9.296.

2) Specific or generic distinction.

Derivable forms: vaiśeṣyam (वैशेष्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य).—n.

(-ṣyaṃ) 1. Specific or generic distinction. 2. Superiority, preeminence. E. viśeṣa, and ṣyañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य).—i. e. viśeṣa + ya, n. 1. Specific or generic distinction. 2. Superiority, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 296.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य).—[neuter] particularity, distinction, superiority.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य):—[from vaiśeṣika] n. peculiarity, specific or generic distinction, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Suśruta; Vedāntasāra]

2) [v.s. ...] difference, superiority, pre-eminence, [Manu-smṛti ix, 296 etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vaiśeṣya (वैशेष्य):—(ṣyaṃ) 1. n. Specific difference; superiority.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaisheshya in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Gunavaisheshya.

Full-text: Gunavaisheshya, Sthana, Karana.

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