saṃ-dehá m. (ifc. f. ā) a conglomeration or conglutination (of material elements
• See above) ŚBr. ChUp
• doubt, uncertainty about (gen., loc., or comp
• na or nâsti saṃdehaḥ or saṃdeho nâsti used parenthetically, 'there is no doubt, without doubt') Āpast. MBh. &c
• (in rhet.) a figure of speech expressive of doubt (e.g. 'is this a lotus flower or an eye?') Vām. iv, 3, 11
• risk, danger Kāv. Pañcat
• -gandha m. a whiff or slight tinge of doubt MW
• -cchedana n. cutting i.e. removal of doubt Kām
• -tva n. state of doubt or uncertainty Sāh
• -dāyin mfn. raising doubt or uncṭuncertainty concerning i.e. reminding of (comp.) Vās
• -dolā f. the oscillation or perplexity (caused by) dṭdoubt MBh
• (○lā-stha mfn. 'one who is in a state of suspense' Kām.)
• -pada mfn. subject to doubt, doubtful Kālid
• -bhañjana n. breaking or destroying doubt Kām
• -bhañjikā f. N. of wk
• -bhṛt mfn. having doubt about (loc.) Mcar
• -viṣâuṣadhi f. -samuccaya m. N. of wks
• ○hâpanodana n. (= - cchedana) APrāt. Sch
• ○hâlaṃkāra m. or ○hâlaṃkṛti f. a partic. figure of speech (cf. above) Sāh. Pratāp

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William

 

the tshom

[translation-san] {MSA,MV} vicikitsā

[translation-san] {MSA} vicikitsatā

[translation-san] {LCh,MSA} saṃśaya

[translation-san] {MSA} saṃdeha

[translation-san] saṃdigdha

[translation-san] {C} vimati

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} doubt; qualm; suspicion

[translation-eng] {C} perplexity; uncertainty; consternation

[definition-bod] mtshan nyid 1 rang stobs kyis mtha' gnyis su dogs pa'i rig pa/ 2 rang yul la dogs pa'i rig pa/

[definition-eng] Def.: (1) a knower which by its own power has doubts in two directions; or: (2) an awareness having qualms with respect to its object

[division-bod] dbye ba 1 don 'gyur gyi the tshom/ 2 don mi 'gyur gyi the tshom/ 3 cha mnyam pa'i the tshom/

[division-eng] Div.: (1) doubt tending toward the fact; (2) doubt not tending toward the fact; (3) equal doubt

[comments] Comment: This is one of the six root afflictions (rtsa nyon, mūlakleśa): desire ('dod chogs, rāga); (2) anger (khong khro, pratigha); (3) pride (nga rgyal, māna); (4) ignorance (ma rig pa, avidyā); (5) doubt (the tshom, vicikitsā); (6) afflicted view (lta ba nyon mongs can, kliṣṭa-dṛṣṭi). This is also one of the seven types of knowledge and awareness (blo rig); for the others see blo rig.

Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary