Samshayopama, Saṃśayopamā, Samshaya-upama: 4 definitions
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Samshayopama 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 Saṃśayopamā can be transliterated into English as Samsayopama or Samshayopama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃśayopamā (संशयोपमा).—a comparison expessed in the form of a doubt; किं पद्ममन्तर्भ्रान्तालि किं ते लोले- क्षणं मुखम् । मम दोलायते चित्तमितीयं संशयोपमा (kiṃ padmamantarbhrāntāli kiṃ te lole- kṣaṇaṃ mukham | mama dolāyate cittamitīyaṃ saṃśayopamā) || Kāv.2.26.
Saṃśayopamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃśaya and upamā (उपमा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśayopamā (संशयोपमा).—[feminine] a kind of comparison ([rhetorie]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśayopamā (संशयोपमा):—[=saṃ-śayopamā] [from saṃ-śaya > saṃ-śī] f. a comparison expressed in the form of a doubt, [Kāvyādarśa ii, 26]
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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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Partial matches: Samshaya, Upama, Sam.
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