Hindi

Noun

समस्या • ‎(samasyā) f ‎(Urdu spelling سمسیا)

1. problem, issue, puzzle

   वह आसानी से इस समस्या को सुलझा सकता है।

   He can easily solve this problem.

2. part of a stanza given to another person (as a trial of skill) to be completed

Synonyms

• गुत्थी ‎(gutthī)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 09-10-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Nepali

Noun

समस्या • ‎(samasyā), pronounced समस्स्या (samassyā)

1. problem, trouble

Sanskrit

Noun

समस्या • ‎(samasyā) f

1. a part of a stanza given to another person to be completed
2. problem
   • 2001 10, “विलम्बेन अवगतं तथ्यम्”, in सम्भाषण सन्देशः, संस्कृत भारती, page 3:

     आतङ्कवादः - भारतेन प्रतिदिनं सम्मुखीक्रियमाणा समस्या एषा।

Declension

References

• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.