Abhishank, Abhiśaṅk, Abhi-shank: 2 definitions
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Abhishank means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Abhiśaṅk can be transliterated into English as Abhisank or Abhishank, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśaṅk (अभिशङ्क्).—distrust, doubt, hesitate at ([accusative] or [genetive]).
Abhiśaṅk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and śaṅk (शङ्क्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśaṅk (अभिशङ्क्):—[=abhi-√śaṅk] [Ātmanepada] (rarely [Parasmaipada] e.g. [Aorist] [subjunctive] 2. sg. -śaṅkīḥ, [Mahābhārata v, 5000] : but [Ātmanepada] -śaṅkithāḥ, [Mahābhārata iii, 1166]) to doubt, suspect (with [accusative]; rarely with [genitive case] e.g. [Manu-smṛti viii, 96]), have doubts about ([accusative]; rarely [genitive case] e.g. [Mahābhārata v, 6078]).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Abhisamkana, Abhishamke, Abhishanka, Abhishankin, Abhishankita, Abhishankitam, Abhishankya.
Full-text: Abhishanka, Abhishankin, Abhishankitam, Abhishankita.
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