विशेष a.
1 Peculiar.
2 Copious, abundant; आसीद्विशेषा फलपुष्प- वृष्टिः R. 2. 14.
−षः 1 Discrimination, distinguishing between.
2 Distinction, difference; निर्विशेषो वि- शेषः Bh. 3. 50.
3 Characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, differentia; oft. in comp. and translated by ‘special’ ‘peculiar’ &c.; Ś. 6. 5.
4 A favourable turn or crisis in sickness, a change for the better; अस्ति मे विशेषः Ś. 3 ‘I feel better’.
5 A limb, member; पुपोष लावण्यमयान् वि- शेष न् Ku. 1. 25.
6 A species, sort, variety, kind, mode (usually at the end of comp.); भूतविशेषः U. 4. परिमलविशेषान् Pt. 1: कदलीविशेषाः Ku 1. 36.
7 A different or vari ous object, various particulars (pl.); प्रामादस्त्वां तुलयितुमलं यत्र तैस्तैर्विशेषैः Me. 64, 57.
8 Excellence, superiority, distinction; usually at the end of comp. and translated by ‘excellent’, ‘distinguished’, ‘pre-eminent’, ‘choice’, &c.; अनुभावविशेषात्तु R. 1. 37; वपुर्विशेषेषु Ku. 5. 31; R. 2. 7, 6. 5; Ki. 9. 58; so आकृतिवि- शेषाः ‘excellent forms’, अतिथिविशेषः ‘a distinguished guest’ &c.
9 A peculiar attribute, the eternal distinguishing nature of each of the nine dravyas; अयमस्माद् व्यावृत्त इति व्यावृत्तिबुद्धिमात्रहंतुर्विशेषः Tarka K. (these viśeshas are said to inhere in the atoms of the Earth, Water, Lignt, and Air and the five eternal substances, Ether, Time, Space, Soul and Mind.).
10 (a) Individuality, particularity. (b) A particular instance; उक्तिरर्थांतरन्यासः स्यात्सामा- न्यविशेषयोः.
11 A category, predica ment.
12 A mark on the forehead with sandal, saffron &c.
13 A word which limits or qualifies the sense of another; see विशेषण.
14 N. of the mundane egg.
15 (In Rhet.) A figure of speech, said to be of three kinds; it is thus defined by Mammaṭa: −विना प्रसिद्धमाधारमाधेयस्य व्य- वस्थितिः । एकात्मा युगपद्वृत्तिरेकस्मानेकगोच रा । अन्यत्प्रकुर्वतः कार्यमशक्यान्यस्य वस्तुनः । तथैव करणं चेति विशेषस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः ॥ K. P. 10.
−Comp.
−अतिदेशः a special supplementary rule, special extended application.
−उक्तिः f. a figure of speech in which an effect is represented as not taking place though the usual necessary causes exist; विशेषोक्तिरखंडेषु का णेषु फलावचः K. P. 10; e. g. हृदि स्नेहक्षयो नाभूत् स्मरदीपे ज्वलत्य- पि.
−गुणः 1. a special or distinguishing property. −2. (in phil.) such guṇa as is not produced (like संयोग, पृथक्त्व &c). by the union of two things.
−ज्ञ विद् a. 1. knowing distinctions, critical, connoisseur. −2. learned, wise; Bh. 2. 3. −लक्षणं, −लिंगं a special or characteristic mark.
−वचनं a special text or precept. −विधिः, शास्त्रं a special rule.