Visheshavacana, Viśeṣavacana, Vishesha-vacana: 6 definitions

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Visheshavacana 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 Viśeṣavacana can be transliterated into English as Visesavacana or Visheshavacana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Visheshavachana.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśeṣavacana (विशेषवचन).—a special text or precept.

Derivable forms: viśeṣavacanam (विशेषवचनम्).

Viśeṣavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and vacana (वचन).

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

Viśeṣavacana (विशेषवचन).—n.

(-naṃ) Special or different text. E. viśeṣa and vacana a text.

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

Vīśeṣavacana (वीशेषवचन).—n. special or different text.

Vīśeṣavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vīśeṣa and vacana (वचन).

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

1) Viśeṣavacana (विशेषवचन):—[=vi-śeṣa-vacana] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śiṣ] n. ‘distinguishing or defining word’, an adjective, apposition, [Pāṇini 8-1, 74]

2) [v.s. ...] a special text, special rule or precept, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Viśeṣavacana (विशेषवचन):—[viśeṣa-vacana] (naṃ) 1. n. Special text.

[Sanskrit to German]

Visheshavacana in German

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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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