# सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa)

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सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) is a Sanskrit word meaning Will, purpose, or mental resolve, wish or desire, thought, imagination, or fancy, consideration or reflection, the mind, soul, or heart, a solemn vow or declaration of purpose. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Will, Determination, Intention, Vow, Personification or Proper Name, Referential Entry.

- **Etymology:** E. सम् before कृप् to be able, aff. घञ्, and the र changed to ल । — E. sam before kṛp to be able, aff. ghañ, and the ra changed to la
- **SLP1:** `saNkalpa`  **IAST:** saṅkalpa  **Devanagari:** सङ्कल्प
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sankalpa/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Will, Determination, Intention, Vow (4 definitions)
- 1. Volition, will, or mental determination. 2. A solemn vow or declaration of purpose. 3. Expectation of desired consequences from a voluntary act.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) [Printed book page 880 ] सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) m. ( - ल्पः (-lpaḥ) ) 1 Volition, will, resolve, mental determination. 2 A solemn vow or declaration of purpose. 3 Expectation of desired consequences from any voluntary act. E. सम् (sam) before कृप (kṛpa) to be able, aff. घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=39904 ]
- 1. Volition or will. 2. A solemn vow or determination. 3. A design or object of hope.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) [Printed book page 799-b ] सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) ( ल्पः ) ((lpaḥ)) 1. m. Volition; will; Page800-a+ 38 solemn vow; determination; design, object of hope. [ ID=39580 ]
- 1. Will or resolve. 2. A solemn vow or declaration of purpose. 3. Expectation of desired consequences from an action.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) [Printed book page 749-b ] सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) m. ( - ल्पः (-lpaḥ) ) 1. Volition, will, resolve, mental determination. 2. A solemn vow or declaration of purpose. 3. Expectation of desired consequences from any voluntary act. E. सम् (sam) before कृप् (kṛp) to be able, aff. घञ्, (ghañ,) and the र (ra) changed to ल । (la.) [ ID=41883 ]
- 1. Will, purpose, or mental resolve. 2. Wish or desire. 3. Thought, imagination, or fancy. 4. Consideration or reflection. 5. The mind, soul, or heart. 6. A solemn vow or declaration of purpose. 7. The name of a Prajapati.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 1046-a ] Saṅ-kalpa, as, m. will, volition, strength of will, purpose, mental resolve or determination, resolution, vow; power of will; wish, desire; idea formed in the mind, thought, imagination, fancy, contrivance; consideration, reflection; mind, soul, heart; idea or expectation of advantage from any voluntary act; a solemn vow to perform a ritual observance, decla- ration of purpose; a declaration repeated by a widow who burns herself with her deceased husband; N. of a Prajā-pati; ( ā ), f., N. of a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma. —Saṅkalpa-kulmala, as, ā, am, Ved. having desire for its shaft (said of an arrow). —Saṅkalpa-ja, as, ā, am, produced from self- determined will or desire, proceeding from idea of advantage; ( as ), m. ‘mind-born, heart-born,’ epi- thet of Kāma (god of love). —Saṅkalpa-janman, ā, or saṅkalpa-bhava, as, or saṅkalpa-yoni, is, m. epithet of Kāma (god of love). —Saṅkalpa- rūpa, as, ā, am, formed or consisting of will, of the nature of mental resolve, conformable to the will or purpose. —Saṅkalpa-sambhava, as, ā, am, produced from will or desire, arising out of an idea or desire of advantage; ( as ), m. ‘mind-born,’ epi- thet of Kāma. —Saṅkalpa-siddha, as, ā, am, perfected by mental resolve or will, having super- natural powers by the exercise of a strong will. —Saṅkalpātmaka (°pa-āt°), as, ikā, am, con- sisting of will or volition, of the nature of mental resolve; willing, resolving. [ ID=48442 ]

### Personification or Proper Name (1 definition)
- the personified Will  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) [Printed book page 619-1 ] Saṅkalpa (“the Will,” personif.). § 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 166 α, 7638. [ ID=9471 ]

### Referential Entry (1 definition)
- See under samklp.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) [Printed book page 1045-a ] सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) saṅ-kalpa, &c. See under saṅ- kḷp. [ ID=48397 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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