viśiṣṭa

Dictionary meanings for viśiṣṭa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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viśiṣṭa

Normalized lookup: visista

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

p. p. 1 Distinguished, dis- tinct.

2 Particular, special, pecu- liar, distinctive.

3 Characterized by, endowed with, possessed of, having.

4 Superior, best (of all), eminent, excellent, choice; viśiṣṭāyā viśeṣeṇa saṃgamo guṇavān bhavet Mb. ṣṭaḥ N. of Viṣṇu. Comp. advaitavā- daḥ a doctrine of Rāmānuja which regards Brahman and Prakṛti as identical and real entities. buddhiḥ f. a distinguishing know-...

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