Vishishtabuddhi, Viśiṣṭabuddhi, Vishishta-buddhi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśiṣṭabuddhi can be transliterated into English as Visistabuddhi or Vishishtabuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśiṣṭabuddhi (विशिष्टबुद्धि).—f. a distinguishing knowledge, differentiation.
Derivable forms: viśiṣṭabuddhiḥ (विशिष्टबुद्धिः).
Viśiṣṭabuddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśiṣṭa and buddhi (बुद्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśiṣṭabuddhi (विशिष्टबुद्धि):—[=vi-śiṣṭa-buddhi] [from vi-śiṣṭa > vi-śiṣ] f. differenced or distinguishing knowledge (e.g. the kn° of ‘a man carrying a staff’ which distinguishes him from an ordinary man), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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