mātraprayoga

vi-ṡeshaṇa

distinctive (as a property) W. ;
n. the act of distinguishing etc., distinction, discrimination, particularization BhP. Sarvad. Sāh. ;
a distinguishing mark orﾠ attribute MBh. ;
(in gram.) « differencer», a word which particularizes orﾠ defines (another word which is called vi-ṡeshya q.v.), attribute, adjective, adverb, apposition, predicate Pāṇ. Tarkas. Sāh. etc.;
a species, kind MBh. VII, 1124 ;
surpassing, excelling ib. I, 73 ;
(in rhet.) = viṡeshôkti Sāh. ;
- khaṇḍana n. -jñāna-vādâ̱rtha m. N. of wks.;
- tā f. the state of a distinguisher orﾠ of distinguishing Bhāshāp. ;
individuality MW. (- sambandha m. the relation of predicate to subject ib.);
- traya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk.;
- tva n. - tā MW. ;
adjectival nature Sāy. ;
- dvaya-vaiyarthya n. N. of wk.;
- pada n. a title of honour Mudr. ;
- mātraprayoga m. the use of an adjective for a substantive (e.g.. sāgarâ̱mbarā, the sea-girt, for pṛithivī, « the earth») Vām. V, 1, 10 ;
- viṡeshya-tā f. - viṡeshyabhāva m. the relation of predicate andﾠ subject, Vedántas.;
- vat mfn. endowed with discrimination MW. ;
having a distinguishing attribute ib. ;
- varga m. N. of a ch. of the Sabda-ratnâvali lexicon