Pranasamshaya, Prāṇasaṃśaya, Prana-samshaya: 5 definitions

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Pranasamshaya 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 Prāṇasaṃśaya can be transliterated into English as Pranasamsaya or Pranasamshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāṇasaṃśaya (प्राणसंशय).—risk or danger to life, peril of life, a very great peril.

Derivable forms: prāṇasaṃśayaḥ (प्राणसंशयः).

Prāṇasaṃśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and saṃśaya (संशय). See also (synonyms): prāṇasaṃkaṭa, prāṇasaṃdeha.

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

Prāṇasaṃśaya (प्राणसंशय).—m. danger of life, [Pañcatantra] 130, 5. Vi-saṃśaya + m, adv. undoubtedly, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 119.

Prāṇasaṃśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and saṃśaya (संशय).

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

Prāṇasaṃśaya (प्राणसंशय):—[=prāṇa-saṃśaya] [from prāṇa > prān] m. danger to life, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Āpastamba] (also [plural])

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Pranasamshaya in German

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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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