Vaishishtya, Vaiśiṣṭya: 12 definitions
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Vaishishtya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Vaiśiṣṭya can be transliterated into English as Vaisistya or Vaishishtya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaishishty.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य) refers to “pre-eminence”, according to the Śivayogadīpikā by Sadāśivayogīśvara: a text dealing with Śaivism and Haṭhayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.—Accordingly, while discussing the four Yogas: “Because of their ever increasing pre-eminence (vaiśiṣṭya), [these] Yogas [of Mantra, Laya, Haṭha and Rāja] are the only four [needed]. Among them, this unique [Rājayoga], which is the best of the best Rājayogas, is the foremost”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Marathi-English dictionary
vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य).—n S Endowedness or enduedness with some distinguishing and particularizing property, attribute, accident, or adjunct. 2 Possessingness generally, the quality (peculiar and essential to a subject) of holding or having.
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
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य).—
1) Distinction, difference.
2) Peculiarity, speciality, particularity; वैशिष्ट्यादन्यमर्थं या बोधयेत् सार्थसंभवा (vaiśiṣṭyādanyamarthaṃ yā bodhayet sārthasaṃbhavā) S. D.27.
3) Excellence; S. D.78.
4) Possession or endowment with some characteristic attribute.
Derivable forms: vaiśiṣṭyam (वैशिष्ट्यम्).
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य).—n.
(-ṣṭyaṃ) 1. Endowment with some distinguishing attributes. 2. Distinction, peculiarity. 3. Excellence. E. viśiṣṭa, ṣyañ aff.
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य).—i. e. vi-śiṣṭa (vb. śiṣ), + ya, n. 1. Endowment with. 2. Distinction, difference, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य).—[neuter] particularity, superiority.
1) Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य):—[from vaiśiṣṭa] n. endowment with some distinguishing property or attribute, distinction, peculiarity, difference, [Caṇḍa-kauśika; Tarkasaṃgraha; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] pre-eminence, excellence, superiority, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra etc.]
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य):—(von viśiṣṭa) n.
1) Besonderheit, Eigenthümlichkeit [ŚĀṆḌ. 32.] [TARKAS. 52.] [Sāhityadarpana 27. 31.] [Vedānta lecture No. 69.] [KUSUM. 41, 10. 44, 16.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 507, Scholiast] —
2) Vorzüglichkeit, Vorzug, das Hervorragen, Ausgezeichnetsein, Superiorität: vivāha [Mahābhārata 13, 2559.] triṣu lokeṣu tāvacca vaiśiṣṭyaṃ pratipatsyase [7441.] karmaṇā tasya vaiśiṣṭyaṃ kathayet [KĀM. NĪTIS. 5, 27.] [ŚĀṆḌ. 70.] [Sāhityadarpana 109, 14. 678.] Comm. zu [Prātiśākhya zur Taittirīyasaṃhitā 21, 1.] — Vgl. viśiṣṭavaiśiṣṭya .
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Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य):—
2) füge Ueberlegenheit hinzu.
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaisiṭṭha.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य) [Also spelled vaishishty]:—(nm) speciality; characteristic (quality); peculiarity.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaiśiṣṭya (ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ):—[noun] a special or distinctive quality state, condition etc. (esp. that is superior to others); speciality.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vaiśiṣṭya (वैशिष्ट्य):—n. 1. distinction; difference; 2. peculiarity; speciality; particularity; 3. excellence;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Vaiyaktika-vaishishtya, Vishishtavaishishtya, Vyaktivaishishtya, Vaishishta, Vaishishty, Vaiyaktik-vaishishty, Vaisittha, Vishishta, Vishishtavaishishtyabodha, Vishishtavaishishtyajnanavadartha, Vishishtavaishishtyabodharahasya, Vishishtavaishishtyabodhavicara, Vishishtavaishishtyabodhavicararahasya, Ramanujacarya, Abhisheka.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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