अचिन्त्यacintya

अचिन्त्य (acintya) is a Sanskrit word meaning inconceivable, surpassing thought, an epithet of Shiva, surpassing all thought or conception, inconceivable, unimaginable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incomprehensible, inconceivable or incomprehensible. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Inconceivable / Incomprehensible (Adjective), Name of Śiva, Name of Viṣṇu.

Etymology
E. अ neg. चिन्त्य conceivable
Definitions
14
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Meanings by context

Inconceivable / Incomprehensible (Adjective)

10 definitions
inconceivable, surpassing thought

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

inconceivable

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Inconceivable, unimaginable, incomprehensible

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Inconceivable, incomprehensible

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Unimaginable

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Inconceivable

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

incomprehensible

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Inconceivable or incomprehensible. 2. A name of Shiva.

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

incomprehensible

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Surpassing all thought or conception. 2. An epithet of Shiva.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Name of Śiva

3 definitions
an epithet of Shiva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A name of Shiva

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Name of Viṣṇu

1 definition
Vishnu

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.