स्यात्

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हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : संभवतः

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्यात्  n.  ind. (3. sg. Pot. of √ 1. अस्) it may be, perhaps, perchance ( esp. used in जैन works and occurring in 7 formulas, viz. 1. स्याद् अस्ति, ‘perhaps it is [under certain circumstances]’; 2. स्यान् ना-स्ति, ‘ perh° it is not, &c.’; 3. स्याद् अस्ति च ना-स्ति च, ‘ perh° it is and is not [under certain circumstances]’; 4. स्याद् अवक्तव्यः, ‘ perh° it is not expressible in words’; 5. स्याद् अस्ति चा-वक्तव्यः, ‘perhaps it is and is not expressible in words’; 6. स्यान् ना-स्ति चा-वक्तव्यः, ‘perhaps it is not and is not expressible in words’; 7. स्याद् अस्ति च ना-स्ति चा-वक्तव्यः ‘perhaps it is and is not and is not expressible in words'), [Sarvad.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

स्यात् [syāt]   ind. (Strictly 3rd. pers. sing. of the Potential of अस् 'to be') It may be, perhaps, per chance.-Comp.
-वादः   an assertion of probability (in phil.), a form of scepticism of the Jainas.
-वादिन्  m. m. a sceptic.

Shabda-Sagara

स्यात्   Ind. It may be perhaps, perchance, &c.; implying doubt, as स्यादस्ति, स्यान्नास्ति it may be, it may not be.
    E. The verbal conditional form used as a particle, or third person singular of the potential of अस् .

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अस् .