The Sanskrit terms Abhiśaṅka and Abhiśaṅkā can be transliterated into English as Abhisanka or Abhishanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiśaṅka (अभिशङ्क).—1 A. (P. Also) To doubt, mistrust, suspect, be suspicious of (with acc. of person or thing); माभिशङ्कीर्वचो मम (mābhiśaṅkīrvaco mama) Mb. अवस्थामभिशङ्कते (avasthāmabhiśaṅkate) Mṛcchakaṭika 9.8.; Manusmṛti 8.96; also with abl.; be afraid of; Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.2.

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Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का).—Doubt, suspicion, apprehension, fear, alarm, anxiety.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का).—[abhi-śaṅk + ā], f. 1. Suspecting, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 66, 26. 2. Fear.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का).—[feminine] distrust ([genetive]), suspicion; p. ṅkin

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का):—[=abhi-śaṅkā] [from abhi-śaṅk] f. suspicion (with [genitive case]), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] apprehension, fear, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-ṅkā) Fear, alarm, doubt, anxiety; e. g. Rāmāy.: haraṇaṃ ca parasvānāṃ paradārābhimarṣaṇam . suhṛdāmabhiśaṅkā (doubting one’s own friends) ca trayo doṣāḥ kṣayāvahāḥ; or Suśruta: abhicārābhiśāpābhyāṃ manobhūtābhiśaṅkayā…jvaro pravartate. E. śaṅk with abhi, kṛt aff. a.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abhiśaṅkā (अभिशङ्का) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhisaṃkā, Ahisaṃkā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhishanka in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Abhisaṃkā (अभिसंका) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abhiśaṅkā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shanka, Abhi.

Starts with: Abhisamkana.

Ends with: Sabhishanka.

Full-text: Ahisamka.

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