"विशेषण" meaning in Sanskrit

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Adjective

IPA: /ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/ [Vedic], /ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|शिष्}}, {{root|sa|sa|विशिष्}}, {{con|sa|वि|शिष्|अन|pos2=root}} वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana) Head templates: {{sa-adj}} विशेषण • (viśeṣaṇa) stem Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-adj-mfn||विशेषणी|}}, {{sa-decl-noun-m||abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|r_stem_a=ā|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-f|विशेषणी|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|r_stem_a=ā|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-n||abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}} Forms: viśeṣaṇa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], विशेषणः [nominative, singular], विशेषणौ [dual, nominative], विशेषणा1 [dual, nominative], विशेषणाः [nominative, plural], विशेषणासः1 [nominative, plural], विशेषण [singular, vocative], विशेषणौ [dual, vocative], विशेषणा1 [dual, vocative], विशेषणाः [plural, vocative], विशेषणासः1 [plural, vocative], विशेषणम् [accusative, singular], विशेषणौ [accusative, dual], विशेषणा1 [accusative, dual], विशेषणान् [accusative, plural], विशेषणेन [instrumental, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], विशेषणैः [instrumental, plural], विशेषणेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], विशेषणाय [dative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [dative, plural], विशेषणात् [ablative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [ablative, plural], विशेषणस्य [genitive, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, genitive], विशेषणानाम् [genitive, plural], विशेषणे [locative, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, locative], विशेषणेषु [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], विशेषणी [nominative, singular], विशेषण्यौ [dual, nominative], विशेषणी1 [dual, nominative], विशेषण्यः [nominative, plural], विशेषणीः1 [nominative, plural], विशेषणि [singular, vocative], विशेषण्यौ [dual, vocative], विशेषणी1 [dual, vocative], विशेषण्यः [plural, vocative], विशेषणीः1 [plural, vocative], विशेषणीम् [accusative, singular], विशेषण्यौ [accusative, dual], विशेषणी1 [accusative, dual], विशेषणीः [accusative, plural], विशेषण्या [instrumental, singular], विशेषणीभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], विशेषणीभिः [instrumental, plural], विशेषण्यै [dative, singular], विशेषणीभ्याम् [dative, dual], विशेषणीभ्यः [dative, plural], विशेषण्याः [ablative, singular], विशेषण्यै2 [ablative, singular], विशेषणीभ्याम् [ablative, dual], विशेषणीभ्यः [ablative, plural], विशेषण्याः [genitive, singular], विशेषण्यै2 [genitive, singular], विशेषण्योः [dual, genitive], विशेषणीनाम् [genitive, plural], विशेषण्याम् [locative, singular], विशेषण्योः [dual, locative], विशेषणीषु [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], विशेषणम् [nominative, singular], विशेषणे [dual, nominative], विशेषणानि [nominative, plural], विशेषणा1 [nominative, plural], विशेषण [singular, vocative], विशेषणे [dual, vocative], विशेषणानि [plural, vocative], विशेषणा1 [plural, vocative], विशेषणम् [accusative, singular], विशेषणे [accusative, dual], विशेषणानि [accusative, plural], विशेषणा1 [accusative, plural], विशेषणेन [instrumental, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], विशेषणैः [instrumental, plural], विशेषणेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], विशेषणाय [dative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [dative, plural], विशेषणात् [ablative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [ablative, plural], विशेषणस्य [genitive, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, genitive], विशेषणानाम् [genitive, plural], विशेषणे [locative, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, locative], विशेषणेषु [locative, plural]
  1. distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-adj-vSWZ021s
  2. distinctive (as a property)
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-adj-c62igqTs

Noun

IPA: /ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/ [Vedic], /ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|शिष्}}, {{root|sa|sa|विशिष्}}, {{con|sa|वि|शिष्|अन|pos2=root}} वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} विशेषण • (viśeṣaṇa) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: viśeṣaṇa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], विशेषणम् [nominative, singular], विशेषणे [dual, nominative], विशेषणानि [nominative, plural], विशेषणा1 [nominative, plural], विशेषण [singular, vocative], विशेषणे [dual, vocative], विशेषणानि [plural, vocative], विशेषणा1 [plural, vocative], विशेषणम् [accusative, singular], विशेषणे [accusative, dual], विशेषणानि [accusative, plural], विशेषणा1 [accusative, plural], विशेषणेन [instrumental, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], विशेषणैः [instrumental, plural], विशेषणेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], विशेषणाय [dative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [dative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [dative, plural], विशेषणात् [ablative, singular], विशेषणाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], विशेषणेभ्यः [ablative, plural], विशेषणस्य [genitive, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, genitive], विशेषणानाम् [genitive, plural], विशेषणे [locative, singular], विशेषणयोः [dual, locative], विशेषणेषु [locative, plural]
  1. the act of distinguishing, distinction, discrimination, particularisation
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-G7uflWb3
  2. a distinguishing mark or attribute; a difference
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-~o~IQmjr
  3. (grammar) a word which particularises or defines; an adjective Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-aZi~lBuM Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. a species, kind
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-tz2Tp5Pz
  5. surpassing, excelling
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-SwRnSmyl Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29
  6. (rhetoric) a figure of speech in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-विशेषण-sa-noun-iqrAuutY Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विशिष्, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root शिष्, Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations, Parts of speech Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 13 6 19 1 25 31 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विशिष्: 11 5 13 9 9 3 16 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root शिष्: 11 5 13 9 9 3 16 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-: 13 5 15 10 10 3 17 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 9 3 15 7 13 2 20 29 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 4 3 13 5 18 1 23 33 Disambiguation of Parts of speech: 4 2 12 4 16 3 22 37

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      "form": "विशेषणान्",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "विशेषणेन",
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    {
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      "form": "विशेषणात्",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "form": "विशेषणस्य",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇasya",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
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        "class"
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      "form": "विशेषणी",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणी1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणि",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणी1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणी1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्या",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभिः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यै",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यै2",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यै2",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्योः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीनाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīnām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्योः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-adj-mfn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेन",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणैः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभिः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाय",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणात्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणस्य",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "विशेषण • (viśeṣaṇa) stem",
      "name": "sa-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "विशेषणी",
        "3": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-adj-mfn"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "abl_d": "",
        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "participle": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "विशेषणी",
        "abl_d": "",
        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "abl_d": "",
        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "participle": "",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying"
      ],
      "id": "en-विशेषण-sa-adj-vSWZ021s",
      "links": [
        [
          "distinguishing",
          "distinguishing"
        ],
        [
          "discriminative",
          "discriminative"
        ],
        [
          "specifying",
          "specifying"
        ],
        [
          "qualifying",
          "qualifying"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinctive (as a property)"
      ],
      "id": "en-विशेषण-sa-adj-c62igqTs",
      "links": [
        [
          "distinctive",
          "distinctive"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "विशेषण"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "visesana"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: visesana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: visesana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "विशेषण"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "وشیشن",
            "tr": "viśeṣaṇ"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: وشیشن (viśeṣaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: وشیشن (viśeṣaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (viśeśaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (viśeśaṇ)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शिष्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "विशिष्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "वि",
        "3": "शिष्",
        "4": "अन",
        "pos2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "con"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From वि- (vi-) + शिष् (śiṣ, root) + -अन (-ana).",
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    {
      "form": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेन",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणैः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभिः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाय",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणात्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणस्य",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
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        "the act of distinguishing, distinction, discrimination, particularisation"
      ],
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          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "distinguishing",
          "distinguishing"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ],
        [
          "discrimination",
          "discrimination"
        ],
        [
          "particularisation",
          "particularisation"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "Not a bit about samsara is the difference from nirvana.\nNot a bit about nirvana is the difference from samsara.",
          "ref": "c. 150 CE – 250 CE, Nāgārjuna, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 25.19",
          "roman": "na nirvāṇasya saṃsārāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam.",
          "text": "न संसारस्य निर्वाणात् किंचिद् अस्ति विशेषणम् ।\nन निर्वाणस्य संसारात् किंचिद् अस्ति विशेषणम् ॥\nna saṃsārasya nirvāṇāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam."
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          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
        ],
        [
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          "difference"
        ]
      ]
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          "orig": "sa:Grammar",
          "parents": [
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            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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        "sciences"
      ]
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          "species",
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        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29",
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          "name": "Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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    {
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          "kind": "topical",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 8 9 8 23 1 13 29",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "3 2 13 6 19 1 25 31",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 5 13 9 9 3 16 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विशिष्",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 5 13 9 9 3 16 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root शिष्",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 5 15 10 10 3 17 27",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 3 15 7 13 2 20 29",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 3 13 5 18 1 23 33",
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        {
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          "excellence",
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        ],
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          "highly",
          "highly"
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          "object",
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      ],
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        "rhetoric"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
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    "Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "sa:Parts of speech"
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "con"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "विशेषणः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणौ",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणासः1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणौ",
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणासः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणौ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
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        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणान्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेन",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
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        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभिः1",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणात्",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणेषु",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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        "class"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणी1",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणि",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणी1",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यौ",
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        "dual"
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    },
    {
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        "dual"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "instrumental"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyām",
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        "dative",
        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyaḥ",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyāḥ",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यै2",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyai2",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyām",
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        "ablative",
        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्यै2",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्योः",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीनाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīnām",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "विशेषण्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyām",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण्योः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणीषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇīṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-adj-mfn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेन",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणैः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभिः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाय",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणात्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणस्य",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "विशेषण • (viśeṣaṇa) stem",
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
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        "3": ""
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        "abl_d": "",
        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "participle": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "abl_d": "",
        "abl_p": "",
        "abl_s": "",
        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
        "dat_d": "",
        "dat_p": "",
        "dat_s": "",
        "diaspirate": "",
        "gen_d": "",
        "gen_p": "",
        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "nocat": "1",
        "nom_d": "",
        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "participle": "",
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        "voc_d": "",
        "voc_p": "",
        "voc_s": ""
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distinguishing",
          "distinguishing"
        ],
        [
          "discriminative",
          "discriminative"
        ],
        [
          "specifying",
          "specifying"
        ],
        [
          "qualifying",
          "qualifying"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinctive (as a property)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distinctive",
          "distinctive"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "विशेषण"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit adjectives",
    "Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विशिष्",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root शिष्",
    "Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "sa:Parts of speech"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "pi",
            "2": "visesana"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: visesana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: visesana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "विशेषण"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (viśeśaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
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        "pos2": "root"
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      "name": "con"
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      "form": "viśeṣaṇa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषण",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇa",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानि",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणा1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेन",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणैः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभिः1",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाय",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणात्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेभ्यः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणस्य",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणानाम्",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणे",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणयोः",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विशेषणेषु",
      "roman": "viśeṣaṇeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "the act of distinguishing, distinction, discrimination, particularisation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "distinguishing",
          "distinguishing"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ],
        [
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          "discrimination"
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        ]
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Not a bit about samsara is the difference from nirvana.\nNot a bit about nirvana is the difference from samsara.",
          "ref": "c. 150 CE – 250 CE, Nāgārjuna, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 25.19",
          "roman": "na nirvāṇasya saṃsārāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam.",
          "text": "न संसारस्य निर्वाणात् किंचिद् अस्ति विशेषणम् ।\nन निर्वाणस्य संसारात् किंचिद् अस्ति विशेषणम् ॥\nna saṃsārasya nirvāṇāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam."
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        "a distinguishing mark or attribute; a difference"
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          "mark"
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          "attribute"
        ],
        [
          "difference",
          "difference"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
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          "particularise"
        ],
        [
          "define",
          "define"
        ],
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          "adjective"
        ]
      ],
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        "(grammar) a word which particularises or defines; an adjective"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a species, kind"
      ],
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          "species"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "surpassing, excelling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surpassing",
          "surpassing"
        ],
        [
          "excelling",
          "excelling"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Rhetoric"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a figure of speech in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetoric",
          "rhetoric"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "excellence",
          "excellence"
        ],
        [
          "highly",
          "highly"
        ],
        [
          "prized",
          "prized"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetoric) a figure of speech in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rhetoric"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.ɕɐj.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋiˈɕeː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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