Vishishta, Viśiṣṭa, Visishta: 20 definitions
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Vishishta has 20 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viśiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Visista or Vishishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśiṣṭa (विशिष्ट):—s. u. śiṣ mit vi und vaiśiṣṭya .
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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Starts with (+27): Vishishta Advaita, Vishishta-alankara, Vishishta-shreni, Vishishta-sukshma-poshana-kami, Vishishtabuddhi, Vishishtacandra, Vishishtacarin, Vishishtacaritra, Vishishtachandra, Vishishtacharitra, Vishishtadesha, Vishishtadhikara, Vishishtadvaitabhanjana, Vishishtadvaitabhashya, Vishishtadvaitacandrika, Vishishtadvaitanavanita, Vishishtadvaitasamarthana, Vishishtadvaitasiddhanta, Vishishtadvaitavada, Vishishtadvaitavadartha.
Ends with: Avishishta, Mahavishishta, Nirvishishta, Parivishishta, Prativishishta, Sadvrittivishishta, Samskaravishishta, Siddhivishishta, Suvishishta, Vidyavishishta, Viryavishishta, Viryyavishishta.
Full-text (+44): Vishishtata, Viryavishishta, Vidyavishishta, Vaishishtya, Vishishtavarna, Vishishtakula, Vishishtabuddhi, Mahavishishta, Vishishtavaishishtyavagahivadartha, Vishishta Advaita, Vishishtavaishishtyabodha, Vishishtavaishishtyabodharahasya, Vishishtavaishishtyabodhavicara, Vishishtavaishishtyabodhavicararahasya, Vishishtacaritra, Vishishtacarin, Vishishtavaishishtyajnanavadartha, Vishishtatama, Vishishtatara, Vishishtalinga.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.123 < [Section XIV - Sources of Income (vittāgama)]
Verse 9.34 < [Section III - To whom does the Child belong?]
Verse 3.99 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.62-63 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.187 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 21 - Śaila Śrīnivāsa < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 10 - Perception in the light of elucidation by the later members of the Rāmānuja School < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 22 - Raṅgācārya < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Place of Samādhi—Another Point of Dispute < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Dispute over Śaṅkara’s Birth Place < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
The Question of Identity < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.29 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 10.44 [Rūpaka] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 8.11 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
6.5. Visakharaja-prasasti < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
5.4. Syanandurapuravarnana-samuccaya < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]