Shankya, Śaṅkya: 5 definitions
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Shankya 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 Śaṅkya can be transliterated into English as Sankya or Shankya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkya (शङ्क्य).—mfn.
(-ṅkyaḥ-ṅkyā-ṅkyaṃ) To be feared or doubted. E. śaki to fear, yat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkya (शङ्क्य).—[adjective] = śaṅkanīya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkya (शङ्क्य):—[from śaṅk] mfn. to be distrusted or suspected or feared (n. [impersonal or used impersonally]; [superlative degree] -tama), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] to be assumed or expected or anticipated, [Daśakumāra-carita; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkya (शङ्क्य):—[(ṅkyaḥ-ṅkyā-ṅkyaṃ) a.] That should be doubted or feared.
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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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Ends with: Abhishankya, Anabhishankya, Anatishankya, Asankya, Nirashankya, Vishankya.
Full-text: Asankya, Vishankya, Shankaniya, Visamvada, Shank.
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