Vishishtatama, Viśiṣṭatama, Vishishta-tama: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viśiṣṭatama can be transliterated into English as Visistatama or Vishishtatama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśiṣṭatama (विशिष्टतम):—[=vi-śiṣṭa-tama] [from vi-śiṣṭa > vi-śiṣ] mfn. distinguished, chief. best, better than ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Śaṃkarācārya]
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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