Samshaya or saṃśaya - lying down to rest or sleep, doubts
adyāpi na nivṛtto me saṃśayaḥ parameśvara |
kiṃ rūpaṃ tattvato deva śabdarāśikalāmayam || 2 |
Christopher Chapple points out in
Yoga and the luminous: Patañjali's spiritual path to freedom , Page 153, that
saṃśaya is
sam (together) +
saya (lying, sleeping). So, “Let’s sleep together” appears to be a pun within the word, and
śaya has the additional meaning of “a bed, couch.”
This is one of the first things Devi says to her beloved, Shiva, and already she is hinting, why don’t we lie down together and you can tell me all about it.
saṃśaya
| (H1) | saṃ-śaya [p= 1117,2] [L=226555]
&c |
» saṃ- √śī.
| (H2) | saṃ-śaya [p= 1117,3] [L=226571]
m. |
(ifc. f(ā).) lying down to rest or sleep L.
| [L=226572] |
uncertainty , irresolution , hesitation , doubt in or of ( |
loc. , acc. with prati , or comp ; saṃśayaḥ , with Pot. , " there is doubt whether " ; na s°,nā*sti s°,nā*tra s°,na hi s°,nā*sty atra-s° &c , " there is no doubt " , " without doubt ") A1s3vS3r. Mn. MBh. &c
| [L=226573] |
a doubtful matter |
Car.
| [L=226574] |
(in |
nyāya) doubt about the point to be discussed (one of the 16 categories) IW. 64
| [L=226575] |
difficulty , danger , risk of or in or to ( |
gen. loc. , or comp.) A1s3vGr2. MBh. &c
śaya
Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 24.60
(H1) | śaya [p= 1055,3] [L=213348]
mf |
(ā)n. (fr. √1. śī) lying , sleeping , resting , abiding (ifc. after adv. or subst. in loc. case or sense ; » adhaḥ-ś° , kuśe-ś , giri-ś° &c )
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213349]
m. |
sleep , sleeping Dha1tup. xxiv , 60 (cf. divā-ś°)
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213350]
m. |
a bed , couch (» vīra-ś°)
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213351]
m. |
a snake (accord. to some , the boa constrictor) L.
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213352]
m. |
a lizard , chameleon L.
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213353]
m. |
the hand (= hasta , also as a measure of length) VarBr2S. Naish. Ka1tyS3r. Sch.
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213354]
m. |
= paṇa L.
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213355]
m. |
abuse , imprecation L. (prob. w.r. for śapa)
| (H1B) | śaya [L=213356]
m. |
pl. N. of a people MBh.
Samshaya as Lying Down
Yoga and the luminous: Patañjali's spiritual path to freedom - Page 153
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| Christopher Key Chapple, Patañjali - 2008 - 301 pages - Google eBook - Preview
dullness, thickness, rigidity; from ^Istya (stiffen) samsaya (m.) doubt, hesitation, uncertainty; sam (together) + saya (lying, sleeping), from ViT (rest , lie) pramdda (m.) carelessness, negligence; intoxication, madness; pra (before , ...
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The science of language: founded on lectures delivered at the ...: Volume 2 - Page 439
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| Friedrich Max Müller - 1891 - Free Google eBook - Read
In Sanskrit doubt is expressed by samsaya, ie lying together, or sandeha, sticking together. ... This is belief in its truest sense, though it dwindles down in the course of time to mean no more 1 See Biographies of Words, p. 65. ...
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Samshaya Usage
Yoga-sūtras of Patañjali with the Exposition of Vyāsa: Sādhana-pāda - Page xv
| Swami Veda Bharati | - 2001 - 860 pages - Preview
Lack of discernment, on the other hand, leads to confusion (moha) and doubt ( samshaya), which are major obstacles on the yogic path. While not all Yoga practitioners have the disposition (svabhava) of a scholar, everyone can benefit ...
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Yoga: the ultimate spiritual path - Page 38
Rājarshi (Muni.) - 2001 - 184 pages - Preview
The nyaya system recognizes padarthas or predicables involved in seeking knowledge in a logical way. These predicables are: (i) pra- mana (proof), (ii) prameya (object of knowledge), (iii) samshaya (doubt), (iv) prayojana ...
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Dictionary of world philosophy - Page 486
C. D. Bijalwan - 1982 - 37 pages - Snippet view
Sureshvaracharya emphatically states that the revealation of knowledge in the from of tatvamasi etc. is capable of uprooting avidya altogether: 9. The Logical Forms of Ajnana Samshaya (doubts), Viparyaya (error) and Tarka (hypothetical ...
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Encyclopaedia of Jainism: Volume 1 - Page 4731
Anna J. Bonshek, Corrina Bonshek, Lee C. Fergusson - 2007 - 396 pages - Preview
Nyaya is also divided into sixteen categories generally known as: 1) Pramana, means of valid knowledge, 2) Prameya, object of valid knowledge, 3) Samshaya, doubt, 4) Prayojana, purpose, 5) Drishtanta, example, 6) Siddhanta, ...
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Indian psychology: perception - Page 270
| Jadunath Sinha | - 1999 - 400 pages - Preview
So anadhyavasaya is different from samsaya. In samsaya the mind wavers between two conflicting alternatives such as, ... Samsaya and anadhyavasaya both are indefinite knowledge. They give rise to a desire for further knowledge. ...
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A glossary of Indian figures of speech - Page 312
| Edwin Gerow | - 1971 - 348 pages - Preview
(5) Rudrata names this figure samsaya, departing from tradition slightly (the word also means 'doubt'), perhaps because he enlarges the scope of ... Dandin ( 2.358) mentions the figure only to assert its identity with his samsaya upamd. ...
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Doubt-words in Sanskrit
saṃśayakara
| (H3) | saṃ-śaya---kara [L=226576]
mf |
(ī)n. causing doubt or risk , dangerous to (comp.) S3is3.
saṃśayaccheda
| (H3) | saṃ-śaya---ccheda [L=226579]
m. |
the solution of doubt (°dya mfn. relating to it) Ragh.
saṃśayacchedin
| (H3) | saṃ-śaya---cchedin [L=226580]
mfn. |
clearing all doubt , decisive S3ak.
saṃśayākṣepa
| (H3) | saṃ-śa° yā* kṣepa [L=226585]
m. |
" removal of doubt " , a partic. figure of speech Ka1vya7d. ii , 163 ; 164
saṃśayātmaka
| (H3) | saṃ-śa° yā* tmaka [L=226586]
mfn. |
consisting of doubt , dubious , uncertain Pan5cat.
saṃśayāpanna
| (H3) | saṃ-śa° yā* panna [L=226589]
mfn. |
beset with doubt , dubious (-mānasa mfn. irresolute in mind) W.
saṃśayopamā
| (H3) | saṃ-śa° yo* pamā [L=226592]
f. |
a comparison expressed in the form of a doubt Ka1vya7d. ii , 26
saṃśayālu
| (H3) | saṃ-° śayālu [L=226594]
mfn. |
disposed to doubt , doubtful or sceptical about (loc.) Naish.
saṃśayita
| (H3) | saṃ-° śayita [L=226595]
mfn. |
irresolute , doubtful about (comp.) Ka1tyS3r. R.
| [L=226596] |
subject to doubt , uncertain , dubious , questionable |
MBh. Ka1m.
| (H3B) | saṃ-° śayita [L=226597]
n. |
doubt , uncertainty MBh.
saṃśayitavya
| (H3) | saṃ-° śayitavya [L=226598]
mfn. |
to be called in doubt , dubious , problematical S3am2k.
saṃśīti
| (H2) | saṃ-śīti [L=226601]
f. |
= saṃ-śaya , doubt , uncertainty Ka1d. Hcar.
saṃchid
| (H1) | saṃ- √ chid [p= 1132,3] [p= 1132,2] [L=229211]
P. A1. |
-chinatti , -chintte , to cut to pieces , cut through , pierce , split , destroy AV. &c ;
to remove , resolve (a doubt) Bhag. ;
to decide , settle (a question) BhP. : Pass. -chidyate , to be cut to pieces &c MBh.
