Atishank, Atiśṅk, Ati-shank: 2 definitions
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Atishank 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 Atiśṅk can be transliterated into English as Atisank or Atishank, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtiśṅk (अतिशङ्क्).—suspect strongly or falsely.
Atiśṅk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and śṅk (शङ्क�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtiśṅk (अतिशङ्क्):—[=ati-√śṅk] to suspect strongly, [Lāṭyāyana];
—to suspect falsely;
—to be concerned about.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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: Atishanka, Atishankita.
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