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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शङ्काśaṅkāDoubt, uncertainty.

    [शङ्क्-अ]

    1. Doubt, uncertainty.
    2. Hesitation, scruple.
    3. Suspicion, distrust, misgiving; अपाय- शङ्का; अरिष्टशङ्का etc.
    4. Fear, apprehension, dread, alarm; जातशङ्कैर्देवैर्मेनका नामाप्सराः प्रेषिता Ś.1; कैकेयीशङ्कये- वाह R.12.2;13.42; Me.71.
    5. Hope, expectation.
    6. (Mistaken) belief, suspicion, (wrong) impression; स्रजमपि शिरस्यन्धः क्षिप्तां धुनोत्यहिशङ्कया Ś.7.24; कुर्वन् वधू- जनमनःसु शशाङ्कशङ्काम् Ki.5.42; हरिततृणोद्गमशङ्कया 5.38.
    7. An objection started in disputation.
    8. Presumption.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्वित, -आकुल Adjective filled with fear or doubt, doubtful, afraid.

    • -अभियोगः a charge on suspicion.

    • -आस्पदम् a matter of doubt.

    • -निवृत्तिः Feminine solving or clearing a doubt.

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  2. अभिशङ्काabhiśaṅkāDoubt, suspicion, apprehension, fear, alarm, anxiety.

    Doubt, suspicion, apprehension, fear, alarm, anxiety.

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  3. 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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शङ्काśaṅkā[saṅk-ấ] f. apprehension, alarm, fear (Br., C.), of (ab., --˚, sts. lc., prati); C.: sus picion, of (lc.)…

    [saṅk-ấ] feminine; also equal for apprehension, alarm, fear (Brâhmana, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit), of (ablative, --˚, sts. locative, prati); Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: sus picion, of (locative); doubt, hesitation, misgiving, uncertainty: --˚, doubting; supposition, be lief, presumption (of, that -is, --˚): pâpa- saṅkâ na kartavyâ, you should suspect no evil: - ͜ âtaṅkita, perfect passive participle overcome with fear and anxiety; - ͜ abhiyoga, masculine accusation based on mere suspicion; - ͜ âspada, neuter ground of sus picion; -sprishta, perfect passive participle filled with dread.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शङ्काśaṅkāf. (ifc. f(आ).) apprehension, care, alarm, fear, distrust, suspicion of (abl. loc., or प्रति with acc., or…
    1. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) apprehension, care, alarm, fear, distrust, suspicion of (ablative locative case, or प्रति with accusative, or compound; ब्रह्म-हत्या-कृता शङ्का, "the fear of having committed the murder of a Bra1hman Brahman" R.; पाप-शङ्का न कतव्या, "no evil is to be suspected" Katha1s.) S3Br. etc.
    2. feminine doubt, uncertainty, hesitation MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') belief. supposition, presumption (of or that any person or thing is-) ibidem
    4. feminine a subject started in disputation MW.
    5. feminine a species of the Dan2d2aka दण्डक metre W.
    6. feminine see below.
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  2. अतिशङ्काatiśaṅkāf. excessive timidity.

    feminine excessive timidity.

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  3. अनिष्टशङ्काaniṣṭaśaṅkāf. foreboding or fear of evil or misfortune.

    feminine foreboding or fear of evil or misfortune.

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  4. अभिशङ्काabhiśaṅkāf. suspicion (with gen.) R.
    1. feminine suspicion (with genitive case) R.
    2. feminine apprehension, fear Katha1s.
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  5. अविशङ्काaviśaṅkāf. "no hesitation", (अया) instr. ind. undoubtingly without hesitation MBh. Hariv. &c.

    feminine "no hesitation", (अया) instrumental case indeclinable undoubtingly without hesitation MBh. Hariv. etc.

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  6. 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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