Sankin, Saṅkin, Śaṅkin, Shankin: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Sankin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Śaṅkin can be transliterated into English as Sankin or Shankin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Saṅkin, (adj.) (fr. śaṅk) anxious Mhvs 35, 101. (Page 663)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śaṅkin (शङ्किन्).—a.
1) Doubting, suspecting, fearing, believing (at the end of comp.); त्वदुपावर्तनशङ्कि मे मनः (tvadupāvartanaśaṅki me manaḥ) R.8.53; अतिस्नेहः पापशङ्की (atisnehaḥ pāpaśaṅkī) Ś.4.
2) Full of danger; तस्मादम्बुपते- रिवावनिपतेः सेवा सदा शङ्किनी (tasmādambupate- rivāvanipateḥ sevā sadā śaṅkinī) Subhāṣ.
Śaṅkin (शङ्किन्).—i. e. śaṅk, and śaṅkā, + in, adj., f. nī, 1. Fearful of, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 144. 2. Suspecting, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 101. 3. Full of danger, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 216.
Śaṅkin (शङ्किन्).—[adjective] fearing, afraid of, timid or suspicious like (—°); conjecturing, supposing.
1) Śaṅkin (शङ्किन्):—[from śaṅk] mfn. afraid of, fearing ([compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] timid, suspicious, distrustful as ([compound] e.g. kāka-s, ‘distrustful as a crow’), [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] assuming, supposing, suspecting, imagining, [Raghuvaṃśa; Hitopadeśa]
4) [v.s. ...] full of apprehension or danger, [Pañcatantra]
[Sanskrit to German]
Śaṅkin (शङ्किन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃki.
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: Cankinkutiyon, Cankinnarakam, Samgini, Sankeenu, Sankinna, Sankinnaparikha.
Full-text: Parishankin, Abhivishankin, Abhishankin, Vishankin, Nityashankin, Kakashankin, Canki, Cankinkutiyon.
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