Visheshajna, Viśeṣajña, Vishesha-jna: 9 definitions
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Visheshajna 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 Viśeṣajña can be transliterated into English as Visesajna or Visheshajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ).—a.
1) knowing distinctions, critical, connoisseur.
2) learned, wise; अज्ञः सुखमाराध्यः सुखतरमाराध्यते विशेषज्ञः (ajñaḥ sukhamārādhyaḥ sukhataramārādhyate viśeṣajñaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.3.
Viśeṣajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and jña (ज्ञ). See also (synonyms): viśeṣavid.
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ).—mfn.
(-jñaḥ-jñā-jñaṃ) Wise, intelligent. E. viśeṣa, and jña who knows.
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ).—[viśeṣa-jña], adj. 1. Deeply learned, [Hitopadeśa] 129, 9; iv. [distich] 98. 2. Wise, intelligent.
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ).—[adjective] knowing difference or different things; critical, wise, clever.
1) Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ):—[=vi-śeṣa-jña] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śiṣ] mfn. knowing distinctions, judicious, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) knowing various kinds of [Rāmāyaṇa]
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ):—[viśeṣa-jña] (jñaḥ-jñā-jñaṃ) a. Wise.
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ):—adj. den Unterschied der Dinge kennend so v. a. Urtheilskraft —, Einsicht besitzend [Spr. (II) 105] (Gegens. ajña) . [(I) 2985.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 127.] [Hitopadeśa 129, 9.] vāgviśeṣajña sich auf mannichfache Reden verstehend, redefertig [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 81, 1.] aviśeṣajñatā f. Mangel an Urtheilskraft, Unverstand [Kathāsaritsāgara 49, 223.]
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
Viśēṣajña (ವಿಶೇಷಜ್ಞ):—[noun] a man who specialises in a particular field of study, professional work, etc.; a specialist.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Viśeṣajña (विशेषज्ञ):—adj. expert; specialist;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishesha, Jna.
Starts with: Visheshajnanavadartha, Visheshajnanavicararahasya, Visheshajnata.
Full-text: Avisheshajna, Visheshavid, Prasuti-visheshajna, Balaroga-visheshajna, Bhasha-visheshajna, Avisheshajnata, Visheshgy, Prasuti-visheshgy, Ballrog-visheshgy, Sutrakarman, Bhashaa-visheshgy, Vigyapan, Vijnapana, Vidyut, Vitt, Aradhya, Vitta, Stri, Sukha.
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