Dictionary meanings for vaiśeṣika from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (kī f.) 1 Character- istic.
2 Belonging to the Vaiśe- shika doctrine. kaḥ A follower of the Vaiśeṣika doctrine. kaṃ [vi- śeṣaṃ padārthamedamadhikṛtya kṛto graṃthaḥ ṭhañ] One of the six principal Darśanas or sys- tems of Hindu philosophy founded by Kaṇāda; it differs from the Nyā- ya philosophy of Gautama in that it recognizes only seven instead of six- teen categories or heads of predica- bles (the earlier...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (I) n. (fr. vi-śeṣa, p.990) special, peculiar, specific, characteristic A1past.; Sus3r.; Bha1sha1p.; Hcat. 1026,2 207822 mf (I) n. distinguished, excellent, pre-eminent MBh. 1026,2 207823 mf (I) n. relating or belonging to or based on or dealing with the Vais3eshika vaiśeṣika doctrine Bha1sha1p.; Madhus. 1026,2 207824 m. a follower of the V Vais3eshika vaiśeṣika doctrine Kap.; Kusum.; Buddh. 1026,2 207825
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