1 Doubt, uncertainty, ir- resolution, hesitation; manastu me saṃśa- yameva gāhate Ku. 5. 46; tvadanyaḥ saṃśaya- syāsya chetā na hyupapadyate Bg. 6. 36.

2 Misgiving, suspicion.

3 Doubt or indecision (in Nyāya), one of the 16 categories mentioned in the Nyāya philosophy; ekadharprikaviruddha- bhāvāmāvaprakārakaṃ jñānaṃ saṃśayaḥ; it is also regarded as one of the two kinds of ayathārthajñāna

4 Danger, peril,...