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Results for आशङ्का

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आशङ्काāśaṅkā1 Fear, apprehension; नष्टाशङ्का हरिणशिशवो मन्दमन्दं चरन्ति Ś.1.15; आशङ्कया भुक्तम् Bh.3.5.
1. 1 Fear, apprehension; नष्टाशङ्का हरिणशिशवो मन्दमन्दं चरन्ति Ś.1.15; आशङ्कया भुक्तम् Bh.3.5.
2. Doubt, uncertainty; इत्याशङ्कायामाह Gadādhara.
3. Distrust, suspicion; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअन्वित Adjective apprehensive, afraid.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आशङ्काāśaṅkāf. fear, apprehension
1. feminine fear, apprehension
2. feminine doubt, uncertainty
3. feminine distrust, suspicion
4. feminine danger
5. feminine objection Katha1s. R. S3is3. etc. (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' exempli gratia, 'for example' 527413 विगता*शङ्क masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "fearless; doubtless"; 527413.1 बद्धा*शङ्क masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "filled with anxiety")
6. neuter gender (as the last word of a Tatpurusha तत्पुरुष compound Pa1n2. 6-2, 21 exempli gratia, 'for example' वचना*शङ्कम्, "fear of speaking", etc.)
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आशङ्कान्वितāśaṅkānvitamfn. apprehensive, doubting
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective apprehensive, doubting
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective uncertain
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective afraid.
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