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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣikaa.(-की f.)
    1. (-की Feminine)
    2. Characteristic, special; विषये वर्तमानानां यं तं वैशेषिकैर्गुणैः (प्राहुर्विषयगोप्तारम्) Mb.12.47.7; 7.5.15.
    3. Belonging to the Vaiśeṣika doctrine.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः A follower of the Vaiśeṣika doctrine.

    • -कम् [विशेषं पदार्थ- भेदमधिकृत्य कृतो ग्रन्थः ठञ्] One of the six principal Darśanas or systems of Hindu philosophy founded by Kaṇāda; it differs from the Nyāya philosophy of Gautama in that it recognizes only seven instead of sixteen categories or heads of predicables (the earlier writers Exempli gratia, for example Kaṇāda recognizing only six), and lays particular stress upon Viśeṣa.

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  2. अवैशेषिकavaiśeṣikaa.Inconclusive, not leading to any definite conclusion; अवैशेषिकोऽयं हेतुः समुदायशब्दसंयोगः ŚB. on MS.11.1.1.

    Inconclusive, not leading to any definite conclusion; अवैशेषिकोऽयं हेतुः समुदायशब्दसंयोगः ŚB. on MS.11.1.1.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣika[vaisesh-ika] a. (î) [visesha] special, peculiar, specific; distinguished, pre-eminent; relating to, based on…

    [vaisesh-ika] adjective (î) [visesha] special, peculiar, specific; distinguished, pre-eminent; relating to, based on, or treating of the Vaise shika doctrine; masculine follower of the Vaiseshika system; neuter peculiarity; Vaiseshika system of Kanâda; -ya, neuter peculiarity, distinction; pre-eminence, superiority, importance.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशेषिकvaiśeṣikamf(ई)n. (fr. वि-शेष, p.990) special, peculiar, specific, characteristic A1past. Sus3r. Bha1sha1p. Hcat.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender (from वि-शेष, page and participle990) special, peculiar, specific, characteristic A1past. Sus3r. Bha1sha1p. Hcat.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender distinguished, excellent, pre-eminent MBh.
    3. mf(ई)neuter gender relating or belonging to or based on or dealing with the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक doctrine Bha1sha1p. Madhus.
    4. masculine gender a follower of the V Vais3eshika वैशेषिक doctrine Kap. Kusum. Buddh.
    5. neuter gender peculiarity, distinction Kan2.
    6. neuter gender Name of the later of the two great divisions of the Nya1ya न्याय school of philosophy (it was founded by Kan2a7da कणा*द, and differs from the, "Nya1ya न्याय proper" founded by Gautama गौतम, in propounding only seven categories or topics instead of sixteen; and more especially in its doctrine of विशेष, or eternally distinct nature of the nine substances, air, fire, water, earth, mind, ether, time, space, and soul, of which the first five, including mind, are held to be atomic) IW. 65 etc.
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  2. रसवैशेषिकrasavaiśeṣikan. N. of wk. (prob.)

    neuter gender Name of work (probably)

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  3. वैशेषिकदर्शनvaiśeṣikadarśanan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  4. वैशेषिकरत्नमालाvaiśeṣikaratnamālāf. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  5. वैशेषिकसूत्रvaiśeṣikasūtran. the aphorisms of the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक (branch of the Nya1ya न्याय philosophy, which have been commented…

    neuter gender the aphorisms of the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक (branch of the Nya1ya न्याय philosophy, which have been commented on by a triple set of commentaries, and expounded in various works, of which the best known are the Bha1sha1-pariccheda भाषा-परिच्छेद with its commentary, called Siddha7nta-mukta7vali1 सिद्धान्त-मुक्तावली, and the Tarkasam2graha तर्कसंग्रह) IW. 60 neuter gender 1

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  6. वैशेषिकसूत्रोपस्करvaiśeṣikasūtropaskaran. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  7. वैशेषिकादिषड्दर्शनविशेषवर्णनvaiśeṣikādiṣaḍdarśanaviśeṣavarṇanan. "description of the difference between the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक and other systems", N. of a phil. wk.

    neuter gender "description of the difference between the Vais3eshika वैशेषिक and other systems", Name of a philosophy work

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