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Entry संशय

संशयsaṃśaya1 Doubt, uncertainty, irresolution, hesitation; मनस्तु मे संशमेव गाहते Ku.5.46; त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न…
1. 1 Doubt, uncertainty, irresolution, hesitation; मनस्तु मे संशमेव गाहते Ku.5.46; त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते Bg.6.36.
2. Misgiving, suspicion.
3. Doubt or indecision (in Nyāya), one of the 16 categories mentioned in the Nyāya philosophy; एकधर्मिकविरुद्धभावा- भावप्रकारकं ज्ञानं संशयः; it is also regarded as one of the two kinds of अयतार्थज्ञान.
4. Danger, peril, risk; न संशयमनारुह्य नरो भद्राणि पश्यति H.1.7; याता पुनः संशयमन्यथैव Māl.1.13; Ki.13.16; Ve.6.1.
5. Possibility.
6. A subject of dispute or controversy; अग्निहोत्रादहमभ्यागताऽस्मि विप्रर्षभाणां संशयच्छेदनाय Mb.3.186.22.
Derived forms and compounds
- -आक्षेपः a particular figure of speech ('removal of doubt'); किमयं शरदम्भोदः किंवा हंसकदम्बकम् । रुतं नूपुरसंवादि श्रूयते तन्न तोयदः ॥ इत्ययं संशयाक्षेपः संशयो यन्निवार्यते । Kāv.2.163-4.
- -आत्मन् Adjective doubting, sceptical.
- -आपन्न, -उपेत, -स्थ Adjective doubtful, uncertain, irresolute.
- -उपमा a comparison expessed in the form of a doubt; किं पद्ममन्तर्भ्रान्तालि किं ते लोले- क्षणं मुखम् । मम दोलायते चित्तमितीयं संशयोपमा ॥ Kāv.2.26.
- -गत Adjective fallen into danger; Ś.6.
- -छेदः solution of a doubt, decision.
- -छेदिन् Adjective clearing all doubt, decisive; Ś.3.
In the Gita4·42 6·39 8·5 10·7 12·8

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥

chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogamātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata. — Therefore, having cut asunder with the sword of knowledge this doubt that has arisen out of ignorance and abides in the heart, resort to Yoga, do thou… 4·42
- संशयम्saṁśayamaccusative singular of the masculine noun saṁśaya (doubt).
- संशयस्यsaṁśayasyagenitive singular of the masculine noun saṁśaya (doubt).
- संशयःsaṁśayaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun saṁśaya (doubt).
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