विशेष्य mfn. (
-ष्यः-ष्या-ष्यं)
1. To be distinguished or discriminated.
2. Distinguishing, to be discriminated by.
3. Principal, primary, chief. m. (
-ष्यः) A name, a substantive.
n. (
-ष्यं) The object of a pre- dicate.
E. वि before
शिष् to distinguish by its attributes,
ण्यत् aff.