Visheshokti, Viśēṣōkti, Viśeṣokti, Vishesha-ukti: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Viśēṣōkti and Viśeṣokti can be transliterated into English as Visesokti or Visheshokti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Viśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति) refers to one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—The poets are free to compose and not bounded by the law of causation (as followed by the Naiyāyikas and other philosophers). Ālaṃkārikas have admitted this freedom of poets and they have postulated two figures of speech viz. viśeṣokti and vibhāvana accordingly. Bhāmaha (III. 22), Daṇḍin (II, 323), Udbhaṭa (IV/5) Ruyyaka (A.S. 126) Mammaṭa (K.P. X/163), Viśvanātha (X/88) and Jagannātha (R.G. P. 586) all have admitted viśesokti-alaṃkāra.
Cirañjīva defines viśeṣokti as “viśeṣoktiranutpattiḥ kāryasya sati kāraṇe”.—“Even after the presense of the cause when the effect does not take place, this is known as the figure viśeṣokti”. This definition occur verbatim in the Candrāloka of Jayadeva (V/78).
Example of the viśesokti-alaṃkāra:—
durjanairapi kṛte duruttare naiva kopamupayanti sajjanāḥ |
kopamapyupagatāḥ kadāpi cennā’pakṛdvidhividhānakāriṇaḥ ||“The virtuous persons never be angry even after the mischievous deeds of wicked persons, even anyway they get ragged, they do not perform any harm to others”.
Notes: Here though the cause in the form of mischievous deed is present the effect of this cause, that is the angriness of good people is absent. Similarly even after the presence of the cause like angriness, the effect that is doing harm does not take place. So it is an example of viśeṣokti.
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyViśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति) refers to “peculiar allegation” and represents one of the various Alaṅkāras (‘figures of speech’) classified as Artha (‘sense’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—The figure of speech named ‘viśeṣokti’ has been successfully used by Hari Narayan. For illustration we may refer to VII.18 of Bhīṣmacarita. In this the poet refers to the agitation arose in the mind of King Śāntanu though surrounded by the natural beauty of creepers.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviśēṣōkti (विशेषोक्ति).—f S A figure of rhetoric,--coupling cause with effect so as to explain any particular manner or condition.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति).—f. a figure of speech in which an effect is represented as not taking place though the usual necessary causes exist; विशेषोक्तिरखण्डेषु कारणेषु फलावचः (viśeṣoktirakhaṇḍeṣu kāraṇeṣu phalāvacaḥ) K. P.1; e. g. हृदि स्नेहक्षयो नाभूत् स्मरदीपे ज्वलत्यपि (hṛdi snehakṣayo nābhūt smaradīpe jvalatyapi).
Derivable forms: viśeṣoktiḥ (विशेषोक्तिः).
Viśeṣokti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśeṣa and ukti (उक्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) 1. A figure of rhetoric, coupling cause with effect, so as to explain any peculiar manner or condition. 2. Panegyric, recapitulation of merits. E. viśeṣa sort, kind, and ukti saying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति):—[=vi-śeṣokti] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śiṣ] f. ‘mention of difference’, Name of a figure of speech (in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object, yet mentioning the difference e.g. dyūtaṃnāma puruṣasyāsiṃhāsanaṃ rājyam, ‘truly gambling is a man’s throneless kingdom’ [Mṛcchakaṭikā ii, 6/7]), [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti iv, 3, 23] (cf. [Kāvyādarśa ii, 323 etc.])
2) [v.s. ...] enumeration of merits, panegyric, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣokti (विशेषोक्ति):—[viśeṣo+kti] (ktiḥ) 2. f. A figure of rhetoric; a panegyric.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViśēṣōkti (ವಿಶೇಷೋಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ವಿಶೇಷ [vishesha]2 - 6.
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, Ukti, Vi.
Ends with: Hetuvisheshokti.
Full-text: Hetuvisheshokti, Visesaka, Visheshana, Anuktanimitta, Vacyalankara, Alamkara, Vibhavana, Vishesha.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.116 [Viśeṣokti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.74 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.119 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
22: Definition of Viśeṣokti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
1: Vāmana’s scheme of Alaṃkāras < [Chapter 3 - Śabdālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 6.1c - Anyayoni (2): Ālekhyaprakhya < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 6.1a - The idea or theme of Kāvya (poetry)—Introduction < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.18. Use of Viśeṣokti-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.4a. Arthālaṃkāras (Alaṃkāras that depend upon the meanings of words) < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1.5. Viśeṣokti (peculiar allegation) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)