Samdeha, Sandeha, ³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹, Sandeva: 24 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Sandeh.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary genius (natya)Sandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹, “doubtâ€�) refers to a type of AlaṃkÄåra (figure of speech).—Sandeha had been stated by Daṇá¸in as to be SaṃśayopamÄå and it was included under the range of UpamÄå. But, afterwards it has been designated as a separate figure. According to the author of the SÄåhityadarpaṇa, when an object, under discussion is poetically suspected to be something else, it is called Sandeha or doubt. It is three-fold, Åšuddha, wherein, the sentence ends with doubt, NiÅ›cayagarbha, wherein, the doubt exists both at the beginning and the end and NiÅ›cayÄånta, wherein, the doubt is dismissed at the end.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�).—Ambiguity; doubt regarding the wording of a rule or its interpretation or regarding the correctness of a word. It is looked upon as the main purpose of grammar to solve doubts regarding the correctness of words; cf. वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤–à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨à¤¤à¥� विशेषपà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿-पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤¨à¤¹à¤¿ संदेहादलकà¥à¤·à¤£à¤®à¥ (vyÄåkhyÄånato viÅ›eá¹£aprati-prattirnahi saṃdehÄådalaká¹£aṇam) Pari. Sekh.Pari.1.

Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄåkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Sandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹) or Sasandeha refers to one of the 93 ²¹±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹²õ (“figures of speechâ€�) mentioned by CirañjÄ«va Bhaá¹á¹ÄåcÄårya (fl. 17th century) in his KÄåvyavilÄåsa and is listed as one of the 89 ²¹°ù³Ù³óÄå±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹²õ (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).â€�The ancient Ä€laṃkÄårikas like BhÄåmaha (III/43), Daṇá¸in (II/358), Udbhaá¹a (VI/2) have treated the figure of speech sasandeha. Mammaá¹a and JagannÄåtha have designated it as sasandeha, but Ruyyaka, ViÅ›vanÄåtha etc have called it sandeha.
Cirañjīva has named it as sandeha. He has not given any general definition of the figure sandeha. He is of opinion that when a doubt which has equal stress in two parts is described by the poet to bring charm, it is called the figure of speech sandeha.
Example of the ²õ²¹²Ô»å±ð³ó²¹-²¹±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹:â€�
tvayÄånÄ«to devaá¸� kimiha vada laká¹£mÄ«parivá¹›á¸haá¸� ká¹›pÄådṛṣá¹irjÄåtÄå kimatha yaÅ›avantaká¹£itipateá¸� |
samantÄåtkhelantÄ« tava bhavanamÄåsÄådya kamalÄå yadeá¹£Ä� lolÄå’pi ká¹£aṇamiva dinÄåni ká¹£apayati ||“Please say whether you have brought in the god (Viṣṇu) who is the lord of Laká¹£mi or whether you have achieved gracious look of the king YaÅ›avanta? Having resorted to your residence the Godess Laká¹£mi who is restless even for a moment is passing her daysâ€�.
Notes: In this verse the poet has described the doubt whether the success achieved by the person is the result of advent of Viṣṇu to his house or it is the result of the gracious look or favour of the king YaÅ›avanta. Here is another doubt regarding the staying of the Godess Laká¹£mi who is restless even for so many days. So it is an example of ²õ²¹²Ô»å±ð³óÄå±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹.
: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studySandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹, “doubtfulâ€�) refers to one of the various Alaá¹…kÄåras (‘figures of speechâ€�) classified as Artha (‘senseâ€�), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a ³¾²¹³óÄå°ìÄå±¹²â²¹ (‘epic poemâ€�) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—There is an example of â€�sandehaâ€� also in Bhīṣmacarita. With the help of this figure of speech, the poet has aptly presented doubt in X.25.

Kavyashastra (कावà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, °ìÄå±¹²â²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹) refers to “doubtâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.3.23 (“Attempt of Himavat to dissuade PÄårvatÄ«â€�).—Accordingly, as Himavat said to PÄårvatÄ«: “O PÄårvatÄ«, O fortunate one, do not torture yourself by this penance. Dear girl, Åšiva is not to be seen. Certainly he is detached. You are a young woman of tender limbs. You will be overpowered and exhausted by this penance. There is no doubt [i.e., sandeha] about it. I am speaking the truth. Hence, O comely lady, get up. Come back to our house. Of what avail is Åšiva by whom KÄåma has been reduced to ashes? [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄåṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�) refers to “doubtâ€�, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] sees a bear or monkey, demons, cruel beings, and dark men. [He sees those who] have erect hair, dirty ones, those who wear black garlands, clothes, and coverings. That man who, in his dream, embraces a red-eyed woman, he dies, there is no doubt (²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹â€�miryate nÄåtra saṃdeho), if he does not bring about peace. [...]â€�

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaSandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹) refers to a “doubtâ€� (of which the liberated man is free from), according to the Aá¹£á¹ÄåvakragÄ«tÄå (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄånta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aá¹£á¹avakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The mind of the liberated man is not upset or pleased. It shines unmoving, desireless, and free from doubt (gata-sandeha). [nirÄåÅ›aá¹� gatasandehaá¹� cittaá¹� muktasya rÄåjate] He whose mind does not set out to meditate or act, meditates and acts without an object. A stupid man is bewildered when he hears the real truth, while even a clever man is humbled by it just like the foolâ€�.

Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄånta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAn Elder in direct pupillary succession in Jambudipa, of teachers of the Abhidhamma. DhSA., p. 32.
TheravÄåda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysandeha : (m.) doubt; one's own body.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySandeha, (sa�+deha) 1. accumulation; the human body Dh. 148.�2. doubt Miln. 295. (Page 678)

Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄåda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysandēha (संदे�).—m (S) Doubt or uncertainty; indetermination of opinion or mind.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishsandÄ“ha (संदेà¤�).â€�m Doubt or uncertainty. ²õ²¹²Ô»åŧ³óÄ« a Dubious, doubtful, scrupulous.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�).â€�
1) Doubt, uncertainty, suspense; अतà¥à¤° कः संदेहः (atra kaá¸� ²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹á¸�).
2) Risk, danger, peril; जीवितसंदेहदोलामारोपितः (jÄ«vita²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹dolÄåmÄåropitaá¸�) K.; अरà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤œà¤¨à¥‡ पà¥à¤°à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤ƒ ससंदेहà¤� (arthÄårjane pravá¹›ttiá¸� sasaṃdehÄå) H.1; ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹ (Bombay) 1.176.
3) (In Rhet.) Doubt regarded as a figure of speech, in which the close resemblance between two objects leads to one of them being mistaken for the other (this figure is also called sa²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ by Mammaá¹a and others); ससंदेहसà¥à¤¤à¥ à¤à¥‡à¤¦à¥‹à¤•à¥à¤¤à¥Œ तदनà¥à¤•à¥à¤¤à¥Œ à¤� संशयà¤� (sa²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹stu bhedoktau tadanuktau ca saṃśayaá¸�) K. P.1; e. g. see MÄålatÄ«mÄådhava (Bombay) 1.2 (1.3); V.3.2.
4) Conglomeration of material elements (of the body).
Derivable forms: ²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹á¸� (संदेहः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹).—m.
(-³ó²¹á¸�) 1. Doubt, uncertainty. 2. Risk, danger. 3. Rhetorical doubt proceeding from the close resemblance of two objects. E. sam before dih to collect, aff. ghañ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�).—i. e. sam-dih + a, m. 1. Doubt, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] iv. [distich] 25; uncertainty. 2. Danger, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] i. [distich] 192.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�).—[masculine] = sadegha; doubt, uncertainty about ([genetive], [locative], or —Â�), danger.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�):—[=²õ²¹á¹�-»å±ð³ó²¹] [from ²õ²¹á¹�-»å¾±³ó] a m. (ifc. f(Äå). ) a conglomeration or conglutination (of material elements; See above), [Åšatapatha-brÄåhmaṇa; ChÄåndogya-upaniá¹£ad]
2) [v.s. ...] doubt, uncertainty about ([genitive case] [locative case], or [compound]; na or nÄåsti ²õ²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹á¸� or saṃdeho nÄåsti [used parenthetically], ‘there is no doubt, without doubtâ€�), [Ä€pastamba; MahÄåbhÄårata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] (in [rhetoric]) a figure of speech expressive of doubt (e.g. ‘is this a lotus flower or an eye?â€�), [VÄåmana’s KÄåvyÄålaṃkÄåravá¹›tti iv, 3, 11]
4) [v.s. ...] risk, danger, [KÄåvya literature; ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹]
5) [=²õ²¹á¹�-»å±ð³ó²¹] b See ²õ²¹á¹�-√d¾±³ó.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹):—[sa-ndeha] (³ó²¹á¸�) 1. m. Doubt, suspense.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�) [Also spelled sandeh]:â€�(nm) a doubt, suspicion; ~[janaka] doubtful, arousing suspicion; hence; ~[janakatÄå] (nf); ~[śī±ô²¹] suspicious, of suspicious disposition; hence [śī±ô²¹tÄå] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (संदेà¤�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³§²¹á¹ƒd±ð³ó²¹ (ಸಂದೆà²�):—[noun] = ಸಂದೆà²� [samdeya].
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Saṃdēha (ಸಂದೇ�):�
1) [noun] a doubt; a suspecion.
2) [noun] liability to injury, damage, loss or pain; peril; danger.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySandeha (सनà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹):—n. 1. doubt; suspicion; mistrust; 2. doubtful situation;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deha, Sam, Caya.
Starts with (+6): Samdehabhanjana, Samdehabhanjika, Samdehabhrit, Samdehacchedana, Samdehadayin, Samdehadola, Samdehadolastha, Samdehagandha, Samdehagrasta, Samdehagraste, Samdehalamkara, Samdehalamkriti, Samdehanivrittyartha, Samdehapada, Samdehapadu, Samdehapanoda, Samdehapanodana, Samdehasamuccaya, Samdehaspada, Samdehatva.
Full-text (+53): Pranasamdeha, Nihsamdeha, Atmasamdeha, Abhisamdeha, Samdehapada, Samdehalamkara, Samdehavishaushadhi, Samdehatva, Samdehabhanjika, Samdehasamuccaya, Samdehadola, Gatasamdeha, Nissamdeha, Jivitavyasamdeha, Arthasamdeha, Atmasandeha, Sasamdeha, Nihsamdeham, Samdehabhrit, Samdehabhanjana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada DÄåsa)
Text 10.40 [Sandeha] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.91 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.12 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
11: Definition of Sandeha AlaṃkÄåra < [Chapter 4 - ArthÄålaṃkÄåras mentioned by VÄåmana]
1-2: The number of AlaṃkÄåras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different ²¹±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹²õ mentioned by VÄåmana]
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different ²¹±ô²¹á¹ƒkÄå°ù²¹²õ mentioned by VÄåmana]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.19 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 3.5.38 < [Chapter 5 - The Dispute Among the Gopas]
Verse 3.6.22 < [Chapter 6 - The Test of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5x - AlaṃkÄåra (24): Sandeha or doubt < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita]
Part 1 - RÄ«ti or the style < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2.3b - ArthÄålaṃkÄåras (Figure of Sense) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the MÄålatÄ«mÄådhava]