Visheshyaka, Viśeṣyaka: 2 definitions

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Visheshyaka 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 Viśeṣyaka can be transliterated into English as Visesyaka or Visheshyaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Viśeṣyaka (विशेष्यक).—[viśeṣya + ka] (vb. śiṣ), latter part of a comp. adj. in tadvadviśeṣyaka, i. e. tadvant-, Relating to an object possessing such an attribute, Bhāṣāp. 134; cf. [Kusumāñjali, (ed. Cowell.)] transl. 61, 1-6.

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

Viśeṣyaka (विशेष्यक):—[=vi-śeṣyaka] [from vi-śeṣya > vi-śiṣ] (ifc.) = śeṣya, [Bhāṣāpariccheda]

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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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