विषय [ viṣaya ] [ viṣaya ] m. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) . ; prob. either fr √ 1. [ viṣ ] , " to act " , or fr. [ vi ] + √ [ si ] , " to extend " cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 8-3 , 70 Sch.) sphere (of influence or activity) , dominion , kingdom , territory , region , district , country , abode (pl. = lands , possessions) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

scope , compass , horizon , range , reach (of eyes , ears , mind ) Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr. Lit. MBh.

period or duration (of life) Lit. Pañcat.

special sphere or department , peculiar province or field of action , peculiar element , concern (ifc. = " concerned with , belonging to , intently engaged on " ; [ viṣaye ] , with gen. or ifc. = " in the sphere of , with regard or reference to " ; [ atra viṣaye ] , " with regard to this object " ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

space or room (sometimes = fitness) for (gen.) Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pañcat.

an object of sense ( these are five in number , the five [ indriya ] , or organs of sense having each their proper [ viṣaya ] or object , viz. 1. [ śabda ] , " sound " , for the ear cf. [ śruti-viṣaya ] ; 2. [ sparśa ] , " tangibility " , for the skin ; 3. [ rūpa ] , " form " or " colour " , for the eye ; 4. [ rasa ] , " savour " , for the tongue ; 5. [ gandha ] , " odour " for the nose: and these five Vishayas are sometimes called the Guṇas or " properties " of the five elements , ether , air , fire , water , earth , respectively ; cf. [ śruti-viṣaya-guṇa ] ) Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Śaṃk. Lit. Sarvad. Lit. IW. 83

a symbolical N. of the number " five " Lit. VarBṛS.

anything perceptible by the senses , any object of affection or concern or attention , any special worldly object or aim or matter or business , (pl.) sensual enjoyments , sensuality Lit. KaṭhUp. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

any subject or topic , subject-matter Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

an object (as opp. to " a subject " ) Lit. Sarvad.

a fit or suitable object ( " for " dat. gen. , or comp.) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

(in phil.) the subject of an argument , category , general head (one of the 5 members of an Adhikaraṇa ( q.v. ) , the other 4 being [ viśaya ] or [ saṃśaya ] , [ pūrva-pakṣa ] , [ uttara-pakṣa ] or [ siddhānta ] , and [ saṃgati ] or [ nirṇaya ] ) Lit. Sarvad.

un-organic matter Lit. IW. 73

(in gram.) limited or restricted sphere (e.g. [ chandasi viṣaye ] , " only in the Veda " ) Lit. Kāś. (ifc. = restricted or exclusively belonging to)

( in rhet.) the subject of a comparison (e.g. in the comp. " lotus-eye " the second member is the [ viṣaya ] , and the first the [ viṣayin ] ) Lit. Kuval. Lit. Pratāp.

a country with more than 100 villages Lit. L.

a refuge , asylum Lit. W.

a religious obligation or observance Lit. ib.

a lover , husband Lit. ib.

semen virile Lit. ib.