Visesita, Visheshita: 9 definitions
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Visesita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvisesita : (pp. of viseseti) qualified; defined; distinguished.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVisesita, (pp. of viseseti) distinguished, differentiated Mhvs 11, 32; KhA 18; PvA. 56. (Page 641)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviśēṣita (विशेषित).—p S Distinguished, designated, predicated, marked by some property or accident or by some epithet or attributive.
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 dictionaryViśeṣita (विशेषित).—p. p.
1) Distinguished.
2) Defined, particularized.
3) Distinguished by an attribute.
4) Superior, excellent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣita (विशेषित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Divided, distinguished, separated. 2. Predicated, attributed, having as an attribute or being distinguished by it. 3. Excellent, superior. E. viśeṣa sort, kind, &c., itac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśeṣita (विशेषित):—[=vi-śeṣita] [from vi-śiṣ] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) distinguished, defined, characterized, [Śaṃkarācārya]
2) [v.s. ...] preferred, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
3) [v.s. ...] superior to, better than ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] surpassed, exceeded, [Harivaṃśa; Mālavikāgnimitra]
5) [v.s. ...] predicated, attributed, W
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣita (विशेषित):—[vi-śeṣita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Specified; marked; distinguished.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viśeṣita (विशेषित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visesia.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryViśeṣita (विशेषित):—(a) specialised; qualified.
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Starts with: Visesitabba.
Ends with: Avisheshita.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1535 < [Chapter 19b - (B) On analogical cognition]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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