Saṃśaya
संशयपुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · सम् उपसर्ग (saṃ — completo) + शी धातु (śī — jazer) + अच् प्रत्यय
saṃśaya
Epistemology
AI translationDoubt; oscillation of the mind between alternatives
Saṃśaya is the mental state in which the mind oscillates between two or more possibilities without deciding. In Vedānta, the most consequential saṃśaya is about the nature of ātman: 'am I the body? the mind? something beyond?' The traditional method removes saṃśaya through manana (rigorous reflection on what was heard in śravaṇa). Without manana, study remains belief; with manana, it converts into knowledge (jñāna) free of doubt.
Occurrence in the corpus
॥ ३९ ॥ 【भाष्यम्】 अत्र संशयः कर्तव्यः पापिष्ठो हि संशयः कथम् इति उच्यते अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति नायं लोकोऽस्ति परो सुखं संशयात्मनः
|| 39 || 【bhāṣyam】 atra saṃśayaḥ kartavyaḥ pāpiṣṭho hi saṃśayaḥ katham iti ucyate ajñaścāśraddadhānaśca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati nāyaṃ loko'sti paro sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ
— Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Saṃśaya (संशय). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samshaya
Vishva Vidya. "Saṃśaya (संशय)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samshaya.
Vishva Vidya. "Saṃśaya (संशय)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samshaya.
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