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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वैशेषिक

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣikaa.(-की f.)
    1. (-की Feminine)
    2. Characteristic, special; विषये वर्तमानानां यं तं वैशेषिकैर्गुणैः (प्राहुर्विषयगोप्तारम्) Mb.12.47.7; 7.5.15.
    3. Belonging to the Vaiśeṣika doctrine.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः A follower of the Vaiśeṣika doctrine.

    • -कम् [विशेषं पदार्थ- भेदमधिकृत्य कृतो ग्रन्थः ठञ्] One of the six principal Darśanas or systems of Hindu philosophy founded by Kaṇāda; it differs from the Nyāya philosophy of Gautama in that it recognizes only seven instead of sixteen categories or heads of predicables (the earlier writers Exempli gratia, for example Kaṇāda recognizing only six), and lays particular stress upon Viśeṣa.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣikamf(ई)n. (fr. वि-शेष, p.990) special, peculiar, specific, characteristic A1past. Sus3r. Bha1sha1p. Hcat.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender (from वि-शेष, page and participle990) special, peculiar, specific, characteristic A1past. Sus3r. Bha1sha1p. Hcat.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender distinguished, excellent, pre-eminent MBh.
    3. mf(ई)neuter gender relating or belonging to or based on or dealing with the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक doctrine Bha1sha1p. Madhus.
    4. masculine gender a follower of the V Vais3eshika वैशेषिक doctrine Kap. Kusum. Buddh.
    5. neuter gender peculiarity, distinction Kan2.
    6. neuter gender Name of the later of the two great divisions of the Nya1ya न्याय school of philosophy (it was founded by Kan2a7da कणा*द, and differs from the, "Nya1ya न्याय proper" founded by Gautama गौतम, in propounding only seven categories or topics instead of sixteen; and more especially in its doctrine of विशेष, or eternally distinct nature of the nine substances, air, fire, water, earth, mind, ether, time, space, and soul, of which the first five, including mind, are held to be atomic) IW. 65 etc.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣika[vaisesh-ika] a. (î) [visesha] special, peculiar, specific; distinguished, pre-eminent; relating to, based on…

    [vaisesh-ika] adjective (î) [visesha] special, peculiar, specific; distinguished, pre-eminent; relating to, based on, or treating of the Vaise shika doctrine; masculine follower of the Vaiseshika system; neuter peculiarity; Vaiseshika system of Kanâda; -ya, neuter peculiarity, distinction; pre-eminence, superiority, importance.

    Source: Macdonell

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