saMSayaH 1 Doubt, uncertainty, irresolution, hesitation; manastu me saMSayameva gAhate Ku. 5. 46 ; tvadanyaH saMSayasyAsya CetA na hyupapadyate Bg. 6. 36. 2 Misgiving, suspicion. 3 Doubt or indecision (in Nyāya), one of the 16 categories mentioned in the Nyāya philosophy; ekaDarprikavirudDaBAvAmAvaprakArakaM jYAnaM saMSayaH ; it is also regarded as one of the two kinds of ayaTArTajYAna 4 Danger, peril, risk: na saMSayamanAruhya naro BadrARi paSyati H. 1. 7 ; yAtA putaH saMSayamanyaTEva Māl. 10. 13 ; Ki. 13. 16 , Ve. 6. 1. 5 Possibility. Comp. — Atman a. doubting, sceptical. — Apanna, -upeta, -sTa a. doubtful, uncertain, irresolute. — gata a. fallen into danger; Ś. 6. — CedaH solution of a doubt, decision, — Cedin a. clearing all doubt, decisive; Ś. 3.