Pāli Dictionary

saṅkā

approximate

saṅkrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kar7to do; to make

Synonyms

vicikicchā, kaṅkhā, vimati, vicikicchita, āsaṅkā

general

  • doubt; suspicion; uncertainty; fear

  • Dhp 312

    yaṃ kiñci sithilaṃ kammaṃ, saṃkiliṭṭhañ'ca yaṃ vataṃ, saṅkassaraṃ brahmacariyaṃ, na taṃ hoti mahapphalaṃ.

  • Ud 5.5

    addasā kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno taṃ puggalaṃ dussīlaṃ pāpadhammaṃ asuciṃ saṅkassarasamācāraṃ paṭicchannakamm'antaṃ asamaṇaṃ samaṇapaṭiññaṃ abrahmacāriṃ brahmacāripaṭiññaṃ antopūtiṃ avassutaṃ kasambujātaṃ majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinnaṃ

saṅkati

saṅkaroottisuffix

via inflected form saṅka · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

saṅk1doubt; suspect

mind

  • doubts; suspects; distrusts; hesitates, is apprehensive or uncertain

  • Ja 488

    yo ve anaṭṭhaṃ'va naṭṭhan'ti c'āha, kāme'va so labhataṃ bhuñjatañ'ca, agāramajjhe maraṇaṃ upetu, yo vā bhonto saṅkati kañci'd'eva.

  • SN 4.13

    jaggaṃ na saṅke na'pi bhemi sottuṃ, rattin'divā n'ānutapanti māmaṃ, hāniṃ na passāmi kuhiñci loke, tasmā supe sabbabhūt'ānukampī'ti.

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