Vishankin, Viśaṅkin: 3 definitions
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Vishankin has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viśaṅkin can be transliterated into English as Visankin or Vishankin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśaṅkin (विशङ्किन्):—(von śaṅk mit vi) adj.
1) vermuthend: jīmūtastanitaviśaṅkibhirmayūraiḥ [Mālavikāgnimitra 20.] vaidyavṛttāviśaṅkin [Kathāsaritsāgara 40, 72.] —
2) befürchtend, besorgend: naivamasmāsu te prītirbhavediti viśaṅkinā [Kathāsaritsāgara 14, 4.] sarvanāśa [17, 81.] — a [Mahābhārata 8, 3505] fehlerhaft für abhiśaṅkin, wie die ed. Bomb. liest.
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Ends with: Abhivishankin, Avishankin.
Full-text: Abhivishankin.
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