शक्य pot. p. 1 Possible, practicable, capable of being done or effected (usually with an inf.); श क्यो वारयितुं जलेन हुतभुक् Bh. 2. 11, R. 2. 49, 54.
2 Fit to be effected.
3 Easy to be effected.
4 Directly conveyed or expressed (as the meaning of a word); शक्योऽर्थोऽभिधया ज्ञेयः S. D. 10.
5 Potential. (The form शक्यं is some times used as a predicative word with an inf. in a passive sense, the real object of the infinitive being in the nom. case; एवं हि प्रणय वती सा शक्यमुपेक्षितुं कुपिता M. 3. 22; शक्यं…अविरलमालिंगितु पवनः Ś. 3. 7, विभूतयः शक्यमव प्तुमूर्जिताः Subhāsh.; Bg. 18. 11.).
−Comp.
−अर्थः the meaning directly expressed.
−प्रतीकार a. remediable.