Pratishankaniya, Pratiśaṅkanīya: 3 definitions
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Pratishankaniya 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 Pratiśaṅkanīya can be transliterated into English as Pratisankaniya or Pratishankaniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśaṅkanīya (प्रतिशङ्कनीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To be ever held in fear or doubt. E. prati and śaṅkanīya to be apprehended.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśaṅkanīya (प्रतिशङ्कनीय):—[=prati-śaṅkanīya] [from prati-śaṅk] mfn. to be doubted about or feared, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśaṅkanīya (प्रतिशङ्कनीय):—[prati-śaṅkanīya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. That is ever held in fear or suspense.
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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Partial matches: Shankaniya, Prati.
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