Shankaspada, Śaṅkāspada, Shanka-aspada: 4 definitions
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Shankaspada 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 Śaṅkāspada can be transliterated into English as Sankaspada or Shankaspada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkāspada (शङ्कास्पद).—a matter of doubt.
Derivable forms: śaṅkāspadam (शङ्कास्पदम्).
Śaṅkāspada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkā and āspada (आस्पद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkāspada (शङ्कास्पद).—n.
(-daṃ) Cause or matter of doubt or apprehension. E. śaṅkā and āspada site.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkāspada (शङ्कास्पद):—[from śaṅkā > śaṅk] (śaṅkāsp) n. cause of doubt, ground or matter of suspicion, [Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkāspada (शङ्कास्पद):—[śaṅkā+spada] (daṃ) 1. n. Cause of apprehension.
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: Shanka, Aspada.
Full-text: Shanka.
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