शङ्क्

{ śaṅk }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शङ्क्    cl. 1. Ā. ( [Dhātup. iv, 12]) श॑ङ्कते ( ep. also P.; aor. 2. sg. अशङ्कीस्, अशङ्किष्ट, शङ्किष्ठास्, शङ्किथास्, [MBh.] &c. inf. शङ्कितुम्, ib.; ind.p.; -शङ्क्य, ib.; Gr. also pf. शशङ्के fut. शङ्किता, शङ्किष्यते),

to be anxious or apprehensive, be afraid of ( abl.), fear, dread, suspect, distrust ( acc.), [Br.]; [MBh.];

to be in doubt or uncertain about ( acc.), hesitate, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

to think probable, assume, believe, regard as (with two acc.), suppose to be ( शङ्के, ‘I think’, ‘I suppose’, ‘it seems to me’), ib.;

(in argumentative works) to ponder over or propound a doubt or objection:

Pass. शङ्क्यते ( aor. अशङ्कि), to be feared or doubted &c.:

Caus. शङ्कयति, to cause to fear or doubt, render anxious about ( loc.), [Mālav.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शङ्क् [śaṅk]   1 Ā. (शङ्कते, शङ्कित)
   To doubt, be uncertain, hesitate, be doubtful; शङ्के जीवति वा न वा [Rām.]
   To dread, fear, be afraid (with abl.); नाशङ्किष्ट विवस्वतः [Bk.15.39;] अशङ्कितेभ्यः शङ्केत शङ्कितेभ्यश्च सर्वतः Subhāṣ.
   To suspect, mistrust, distrust; स्वैर्दोषैर्भवति हि शङ्कितो मनुष्यः [Mk.4.2.]
   To think, believe, fancy, imagine, think probable, suspect, fear; त्वय्यासन्ने नयन- मुपरिस्पन्दि शङ्के मृगाक्ष्याः [Me.97;] नाहं पुनस्तथा त्वयि यथा हि मां शङ्कसे भीरु [V.3.14;] [Bk.3.26;] [N.22.42.]
   To start an objection, raise a doubt or objection (about); अत्रेदं शङ्क्यते (often used in controversial language); न च ब्रह्मणः प्रमाणान्तरगम्यत्वं शङ्कितुं शक्यम् Sarva S. -Caus. To frighten, terrify.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : भी, संविज्