Shankaniya, Śaṅkanīya: 8 definitions
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Shankaniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śaṅkanīya can be transliterated into English as Sankaniya or Shankaniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaṅkanīya (शंकनीय).—a S Doubtful, questionable, disputable, fit or suitable to be doubted.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय).—a.
1) Doubtful, questionable.
2) Fit to be suspected; शङ्कनीया हि लोकेऽस्मिन्निष्प्रतापा दरिद्रता (śaṅkanīyā hi loke'sminniṣpratāpā daridratā) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.24.
3) To be supposed or imagined.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Doubtful, questionable, to be doubted or apprehended. E. śaki to fear or doubt, anīyar aff.; also śaṅkitavya, and śaṅkya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय).—[adjective] to be suspected, feared, or supposed; [neuter] [impersonally]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय):—[from śaṅk] mfn. to be distrusted or suspected or apprehended (n. [impersonal or used impersonally]), doubtful, questionable, [Kāvya literature; Hitopadeśa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] to be supposed to be, to be regarded as (e.g. bādhakatvena, ‘as hurting or injuring’), [Kusumāñjali]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] That may or must be doubted, apprehended, or feared.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚaṅkanīya (शङ्कनीय):—adj. 1. doubtful; questionable; skeptical; suspicious; 2. fit to be suspected; 3. to be supposed or imagined;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Ashankaniya, Parishankaniya, Pratishankaniya, Vishankaniya, Shankitavya, Shankya, Ashankitavya, Shankaneey, Kamacara.
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