Visheshabhavana, Viśeṣabhāvanā, Vishesha-bhavana: 5 definitions

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Visheshabhavana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Viśeṣabhāvanā can be transliterated into English as Visesabhavana or Visheshabhavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśeṣabhāvanā (विशेषभावना).—(in Arith.) a kind of method in extracting roots.

Viśeṣabhāvanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and bhāvanā (भावना).

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

Viśeṣabhāvanā (विशेषभावना).—f.

(-nā) 1. Reflecting on or perceiving differences. 2. (In algebra,) Composition by the difference of the products. E. viśeṣa, and bhāvanā considering.

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

Viśeṣabhāvana (विशेषभावन).—f. reflecting on, or perceiving, differences.

Viśeṣabhāvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and bhāvana (भावन).

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

1) Viśeṣabhāvanā (विशेषभावना):—[=vi-śeṣa-bhāvanā] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śiṣ] f. reflecting on or perceiving difference, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] (in [arithmetic]) a [particular] operation in extracting roots, composition by the difference of the products, [ib.]

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

Viśeṣabhāvanā (विशेषभावना):—[viśeṣa-bhāvanā] (nā) 1. f. A distinguishing of differences.

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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.

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