Visheshaguna, Viśeṣaguṇa, Vishesha-guna: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśeṣaguṇa can be transliterated into English as Visesaguna or Visheshaguna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categories (vaisesika)Viśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण) or simply Viśeṣa refers to “special qualities” and represents a classification of the twenty-four guṇas (qualities) according to the Dīpikā on Tarkasaṃgraha.—The twenty-four guṇas are divided into sāmānya-guṇas and viśeṣa-guṇas. Sāmānya-guṇas (general qualities) are those which abide in two or more substances. Viśeṣa-guṇas (special qualities) are those which abide in one dravya only and not in two or more substances. Annaṃbhaṭṭa defines viśeṣa-guṇa and sāmānya-guṇa in his Dīpikā on Tarkasaṃgraha. Praśastapāda also mentions about these in his Praśastapādabhāṣya on the Vaiśeṣikadarśanam.
Vaisheshika (वैशेषिक, vaiśeṣika) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. Vaisheshika deals with subjects such as logic, epistemology, philosophy and expounds concepts similar to Buddhism in nature
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण).—
1) a special or distinguishing property.
2) (in phil.) such guṇa as is not produced (like saṃyoga, pṛthaktva &c.) by the union of two things.
Derivable forms: viśeṣaguṇaḥ (विशेषगुणः).
Viśeṣaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) An object of a single and distinct kind as the soul, mind, time, place, and the atoms of earth, water, light and air. E. viśeṣa and guṇa property.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण).—m. a special quality, Bhāṣāp. 26, 89; 90.
Viśeṣaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण):—[=vi-śeṣa-guṇa] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śiṣ] m. a special or distinct quality, [Nīlakaṇṭha]
2) [v.s. ...] (in [philosophy]) a substance of a distinct kind (as soul, time, space, ether, and the five atoms enumerated above), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣaguṇa (विशेषगुण):—[viśeṣa-guṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. Any indivisible or unique object.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViśēṣaguṇa (ವಿಶೇಷಗುಣ):—[noun] a special or distinguishing trait, feature or quality; a peculiarity; a characteristic; speciality.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishesha, Guna.
Full-text: Shatapadartha, Samanyaguna, Samanya, Yogyavisheshagunavicara, Visheshatva, Vishesha, Avyapyavritti.
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Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Different Types of Quality (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Substance (5): Ākāśa (Ether) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Qualities (1): Rūpa (Colour) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.103 [Vyatireka] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 131 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Text 130 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Text 41: On Ākāśa < [Chapter 5 - Of the Mahābhūtas (Ultimate Material Substances)]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
3.4. Perception according to others < [Chapter 4 - The Nyāya Theory of Perception]
The Concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
Defenition of Body (Śarīra) < [Chapter 5]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
The theory of five physical substances (pañcabhūta-siddhānta) < [Chapter 3 - Fundamental Theories]