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Results for विशेषक

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विशेषकviśeṣakaa.Distinguishing, distinctive.
1. Distinguishing, distinctive.
2. Restrictive; ननु विशेषकः शब्दः श्रूयते ब्रह्मवर्चसकमिति । नैष विशेषकः । उपाधिकर एषः । ŚB. on MS.4.3.2. कः, कम् A distinguishing feature or characteristic, an attribute.
3. A discriminative or distinguishing quality.
4. A mark on the forehead with sandal, saffron etc.
5. Drawing lines of painting on the face and person with coloured unguents and cosmetics; प्रत्याख्यातविशेषकं कुरबकं श्यामाव- दातारुणम् M.3 5; स्वेदोद्गमः किंपुरुषाङ्गनानां चक्रे पदं पत्रविशेषकेषु Ku.3.33; R.9.29; Śi.3.63;1.84.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कः A particular form of speech; Compare विशेषोक्ति.
- -कम् A group of three stanzas forming one grammatical sentence; द्वाभ्यां युग्ममिति प्रोक्तं त्रिभिः श्लोकैर्विशेषकम् । कलापकं चतुर्भिः स्यात्तदूर्ध्वं कुलकं स्मृतम् ॥.
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सविशेषकsaviśeṣakaa.Possessing peculiar or distinguishing properties.
1. Possessing peculiar or distinguishing properties.
2. Discriminated.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कम् A distinguishing characteristic, peculiar property.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विशेषकviśeṣakamfn. (ifc.) = वि-शेष, distinction, difference Bha1sha1p.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Equivalent to वि-शेष, distinction, difference Bha1sha1p.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective distinguishing, qualifying, specifying Lexicographers
3. mn. a mark on the forehead (made with sandal etc.) R. Ma1lav. Katha1s. (confer, compare पत्त्रव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
4. mn. an attribute, predicate W.
5. masculine gender a particular figure of speech (in which the difference of two objects otherwise said to be similar is dwelt upon; confer, compare विशेषो*क्ति) Kuval.
6. masculine gender Name of a scholar Buddh.
7. masculine gender of a country Nalac.
8. neuter gender a series of three stanzas forming one grammatical sentence
9. neuter gender (confer, compare युग्म and कलापक) S3atr.
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पत्त्रविशेषकpattraviśeṣakamn. = -भङ्ग Kum. Ragh.

mn. Equivalent to -भङ्ग Kum. Ragh.

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विप्रनष्टविशेषकvipranaṣṭaviśeṣakamfn. one who has lost his discriminative faculty R.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has lost his discriminative faculty R.

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विशेषकच्छेद्यviśeṣakacchedyan. N. of one of the 64 Kala1s कला s (prob. the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead) Cat.

neuter gender Name of one of the 64 Kala1s कला s (probably the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead) catalogue or catalogues

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विशेषकरणviśeṣakaraṇan. making better, improvement Ma1lav.

neuter gender making better, improvement Ma1lav.

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विशेषकृत्viśeṣakṛtmfn. making a distinction, distinguishing RPra1t.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective making a distinction, distinguishing RPra1t.

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सविशेषकsaviśeṣakamfn. with particular characteristics or particularity Bha1sha1p.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective with particular characteristics or particularity Bha1sha1p.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having distinguishing properties or peculiar qualities MW.
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective discriminated ibidem
4. neuter gender any distinguishing peculiarity or characteristic ibidem
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सविशेषकान्तsaviśeṣakāntamfn. 239577

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective 239577

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