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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विषयviṣaya1 An object of sense; (these are five, corresponding to the five organs of sense; रूप, रस, गन्ध, स्पर्श and…
    1. 1 An object of sense; (these are five, corresponding to the five organs of sense; रूप, रस, गन्ध, स्पर्श and शब्द corresponding to the eye, tongue, nose, skin, and ear); श्रुतिविषयगुणा या स्थिता व्याप्य विश्वम् Ś.1.1.
    2. A worldly object or concern, an affair, a transaction.
    3. The pleasures of sense, worldly or sensual objects (usually in Plural); यौवने विषयैषिणाम् R.1.8; शब्दादीन् विषयान् भोक्तुम् 1.25; विषयव्यावृत्तकौतूहलः V.1.9; निर्विष्टविषयस्नेहः 12.1;3.7;8.1;19.49; विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः Bg.2.59.
    4. An object, a thing, matter; नार्यो न जग्मुर्विषयान्तराणि R.7.12;8.89.
    5. An object or thing aimed at, mark, object; भूयिष्ठ- मन्यविषया न तु दृष्टिरस्याः Ś.1.3; Śi.9.4.
    6. Scope, range, reach, compass; सौमित्रेरपि पत्रिणामविषये तत्र प्रिये क्वासि भोः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.45; यस्मिन्नीश्वर इत्यनन्यविषयः शब्दो यथार्थाक्षरः V. 1.1; सकलवचनानामविषयः Māl.1.3,36; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.19; Ku.6. 17.
    7. Department, sphere, province, field, element; सर्वत्रौदरिकस्याभ्यवहार्यमेव विषयः V.3.
    8. A subject, subjectmatter, topic; अयि मलयज महिमायं कस्य गिरामस्तु विषयस्ते Bv.1.11; so शृङ्गारविषयको ग्रन्थः 'treating of love'.
    9. The topic or subject to be explained, general head; the first of the five members of an Adhikaraṇa quod vide, which see
    10. A place spot; परिसरविषयेषु लीढमुक्ताः Ki.5.38.
    11. A country, realm, domain, territory, district, kingdom; 'विषयः स्यादिन्द्रियार्थे देशे जनपदेऽपि च' इति विश्वः; अप्रविष्ट- विषयस्य सक्षसाम् R.11.18; Pt.2.2.
    12. A refuge, an asylum.
    13. A collection of villages.
    14. A lover, husband.
    15. Semen virile.
    16. A religious observance.
    17. A symbolical expression for the number 'five'. (विषये means 'with regard or reference to', 'in respect of', 'in the case of', 'regarding', 'concerning'; या तत्रास्ते युवतिविषये सृष्टिराद्येव धातुः Me.84; स्त्रीणां विषये; धनविषये etc.)-Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अज्ञानम् sleepiness, exhaustion.

    • -अधिकृतः the governor of a province.

    • -अधिपतिः the king. अभिरतिः attachment to objects of sense or worldly pleasures; द्विषतां वधेन विषयाभिरतिम् (अभिलष्यति) Ki.6. 44; so अभिलाषः Ki.3.13.

    • -आत्मक

      1. Adjective
      2. consisting of worldly objects.
      3. carnal, sensual.
    • -आसक्त, -निरत Adjective addicted to sensual objects, sensualist, worldly-minded.

    • -आसक्तिः, -उपसेवा, -निरतिः Feminine, -प्रसंगः addiction to pleasures of sense, sensuality.

    • -एषिन् Adjective addicted to worldly objects; यौवने विषयैषिणाम् R.1.8.

    • -कर्मन् worldly business.

    • -ग्रामः the collection of the objects of sense.

    • -ज्ञः a specialist.

    • -निरतिः attachment to sensual objects.

    • -निह्नुतिः negation with regard to an object; शौशिर्यमभ्युपत्यैव परेष्वात्मनि कामिना । औष्ण्यंप्रकाशनात्तस्य सैषा विषयनिह्नुतिः ॥ Kāv.2.36.

    • -पतिः the governor of a province.

    • -पराङ्मुख Adjective averse from mundane affairs.

    • -प्रवण Adjective attached to objects of sense; Kull. on Ms. 2.99.

    • -लोलुप Adjective eager for sensual enjoyment.

    • -संगः addiction to sensual objects; सोऽनुभूयासुखोदर्कान् दोषान् विषयसंगजान् Ms.12.18.

    • -सुखम् the pleasures of sense.

    • -स्नेहः, -स्पृहा desire for sensual objects.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विषयviṣayam. (ifc. f(आ).; prob. either fr √1. विष्, "to act", or fr. वि + √सि, "to extend" cf. Pa1n2. 8-3, 70 Sch.)…
    1. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).; probably either fr √1. विष्, "to act", or from वि plus √सि, "to extend" confer, compare Pa1n2. 8-3, 70 Scholiast or Commentator) sphere (of influence or activity), dominion, kingdom, territory, region, district, country, abode (plural Equivalent to lands, possessions) Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender scope, compass, horizon, range, reach (of eyes, ears, mind etc.) S3a1n3khS3r. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender period or duration (of life) Pan5cat.
    4. masculine gender special sphere or department, peculiar province or field of action, peculiar element, concern (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to "concerned with, belonging to, intently engaged on"; विषये, with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to "in the sphere of, with regard or reference to"; अत्र विषये, "with regard to this object") MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. masculine gender space or room (sometimes Equivalent to fitness) for (genitive case) Ka1v. Pan5cat.
    6. masculine gender an object of sense (these are five in number, the five इन्द्रिय, or organs of sense having each their proper विषय or object, viz. 1. शब्द, "sound", for the ear confer, compare श्रुति-विषय; 2. स्पर्श, "tangibility", for the skin; 3. रूप, "form" or "colour", for the eye; 4. रस, "savour", for the tongue; 5. गन्ध, "odour" for the nose: and these five Vishayas विषय s are sometimes called the Gun2as गुण s or "properties" of the five elements, ether, air, fire, water, earth, respectively; confer, compare श्रुति-विषय-गुण) Ya1jn5. S3am2k. Sarvad. IW. 83
    7. masculine gender a symbolical Name of the number "five" VarBr2S.
    8. masculine gender anything perceptible by the senses, any object of affection or concern or attention, any special worldly object or aim or matter or business, (plural) sensual enjoyments, sensuality Kat2hUp. Mn. MBh. etc.
    9. masculine gender any subject or topic, subject-matter MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    10. masculine gender an object (as opp. to "a subject") Sarvad.
    11. masculine gender a fit or suitable object ("for" dative case genitive case, or compound) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    12. masculine gender (in philosophy) the subject of an argument, category, general head (one of the 5 members of an Adhikaran2a अधिकरण [quod vide], the other 4 being विशय or संशय, पूर्व-पक्ष, उत्तर-पक्ष or सिद्धा*न्त, and संगति or निर्णय) Sarvad.
    13. masculine gender un-organic matter IW. 73
    14. masculine gender (in gram.) limited or restricted sphere (exempli gratia, 'for example' छन्दसि विषये, "only in the Veda वेद") Ka1s3. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to restricted or exclusively belonging to)
    15. masculine gender (in rhetoric) the subject of a comparison (exempli gratia, 'for example' in the compound "lotus-eye" the second member is the विषय, and the first the विषयिन्) Kuval. Prata1p.
    16. masculine gender a country with more than 100 villages Lexicographers
    17. masculine gender a refuge, asylum W.
    18. masculine gender a religious obligation or observance ibidem
    19. masculine gender a lover, husband ibidem
    20. masculine gender semen virile ibidem

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. विषयviṣaya[vish-aya] m. [working, field of action] sphere of activity; scope, compass, range, reach (of the eye, ear…

    [vish-aya] masculine [working, field of action] sphere of activity; scope, compass, range, reach (of the eye, ear, mind, etc.); duration (of life); province, department, domain, business; restricted sphere (grammatical term); room, ap propriateness for (genitive, rare); object of a sense (there are five corresponding to the five senses: sound, touch, form, taste, smell); objects or pleasures of sense, worldly concerns, sensual enjoyments (plural); object (opposite subject); topic, subject-matter; aim, mark; object suitable for (dative, genitive, --˚); subject of comparison (in a trope: for example in 'lotus-eye,' 'eye' is the visha ya, 'lotus' the vishayin or object); place, spot; region, district, country, kingdom (plural lands, possessions): --˚ adjective manifesting itself in or as; restricted to the category of, ex clusively belonging to, invariably; relating to, treating of, concerned with, directed to, aiming at: locative vishaye, in the sphere of, with regard to, concerning (genitive, --˚); atra vishaye, with regard to this; khandasi vishaye, only in the Veda.

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