Shankanvita, Śaṅkānvita, Shanka-anvita: 4 definitions

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Shankanvita 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 Śaṅkānvita can be transliterated into English as Sankanvita or Shankanvita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shankanvita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaṅkānvita (शङ्कान्वित).—a. filled with fear or doubt, doubtful, afraid.

Śaṅkānvita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkā and anvita (अन्वित). See also (synonyms): śaṅkākula.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śaṅkānvita (शङ्कान्वित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Apprehensive, doubtful, afraid. E. śaṅkā, anvita possessed of.

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

Śaṅkānvita (शङ्कान्वित):—[from śaṅkā > śaṅk] (śaṅkānv) mfn. filled with doubt, apprehensive, afraid, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Śaṅkānvita (शङ्कान्वित):—[śaṅkā+nvita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Terrified.

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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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