Samartha: 16 definitions

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Samartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Samartha (समर्थ).—Having an identical sense; cf प्रोपाभ्या समर्थाभ्याम् । (propābhyā samarthābhyām |) ...तौ चेत् प्रोपौ समर्थौ तुल्यार्थौ भवतः । क्व चानयोस्तुल्यार्थता । आदि-कर्मणि । (tau cet propau samarthau tulyārthau bhavataḥ | kva cānayostulyārthatā | ādi-karmaṇi |) Kas. on P. I. 3. 42;

2) Samartha.—Mutually connected in meaning in such a way that the meanings are connected together or commixed together; समर्थः शक्वः । विग्रहवाक्या-र्थाभिधाने यः शक्तः स समर्थो वेदितव्यः । अथवा समर्थपदाश्रयत्वात्समर्थः । समर्थानां पदानां संबद्धार्थानां संसृष्टार्थानां विधिर्वेदितव्यः । (samarthaḥ śakvaḥ | vigrahavākyā-rthābhidhāne yaḥ śaktaḥ sa samartho veditavyaḥ | athavā samarthapadāśrayatvātsamarthaḥ | samarthānāṃ padānāṃ saṃbaddhārthānāṃ saṃsṛṣṭārthānāṃ vidhirveditavyaḥ |) Kas. on P. II. 1. I; cf. also एकार्थीभावो व्यपेक्षा वा सामर्थ्यम् (ekārthībhāvo vyapekṣā vā sāmarthyam);। (|)

3) Samartha.—Connected with relationship of senses, as between the activity and the subject,object, instrument etc., or as between the master and the servant or the possessor and the possessed; cf. राज्ञः पुरुषः (rājñaḥ puruṣaḥ) or ग्रामं गच्छति (grāmaṃ gacchati),or सर्पिः पिब (sarpiḥ piba), but not सर्पिः पिब (sarpiḥ piba) in the sentence तिष्ठतु सर्पिः पिब त्वमुदकम् । (tiṣṭhatu sarpiḥ piba tvamudakam |) ;

4) Samartha.—Capable of expressing the sense e. g. a word with the sandhis well observed; cf. समर्थानां प्रथमाद्वा । सामर्थ्ये परिनिष्ठितत्वम् । कृतसन्धिकार्यत्वमिति यावत् । (samarthānāṃ prathamādvā | sāmarthye pariniṣṭhitatvam | kṛtasandhikāryatvamiti yāvat |) S. K. on IV. I. 82; cf also समर्थः पटुः शक्तः इति पर्यायाः। शक्तत्वं च कार्योत्पादनयोम्यत्वम् (samarthaḥ paṭuḥ śaktaḥ iti paryāyāḥ| śaktatvaṃ ca kāryotpādanayomyatvam) etc. Balamanorama on the above.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samartha (समर्थ) (Cf. Susamartha) refers to “one who is efficient” [=“competent/strong”?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga”).—Accordingly, as Vajrāṅga said to Brahmā: “O lord, give me a son who will be carrying out what is beneficent to his mother, who will be strong, valorous and efficient [i.e., susamartha—mahābalaṃ supratāpaṃ susamarthaṃ], who will be a storehouse of penance”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Samartha (समर्थ) refers to “efficient (workmen)”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Uttarāṣāḍha will be chief ministers or wrestlers; will keep elephants and horses, will be religious; will be men of principles; soldiers; happy and of bright appearance. Those who are born on the lunar day of Śravaṇa will be cunning, of active habits, efficient workmen (samartha—ca karmasu samarthāḥ), bold, virtuous, god-fearing and truthful”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samartha (समर्थ).—a (S) Strong or powerful; able or capable; that has power (in any of its senses). 2 S Coherent, of connected sense. samarthācīṃ pāḷīṃ ughaḍatatōṃ durbaḷāñcē prāṇa jātāta A hungry man may starve whilst the rich man is opening his box.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samartha (समर्थ).—a Strong; able; coherent.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ).—a.

1) Strong, powerful.

2) Competent, capable of, qualified; प्रतिग्रहसमर्थोऽपि (pratigrahasamartho'pi) Manusmṛti 4.186; Y.1.213.

3) Fit, suitable, proper; किं समर्थं जनस्यास्य किं प्रियं किं सुखावहम् (kiṃ samarthaṃ janasyāsya kiṃ priyaṃ kiṃ sukhāvaham) Rām.2.57.14; तद्धनुर्ग्रहणमेव राघवः प्रत्यपद्यत समर्थमुत्तरम् (taddhanurgrahaṇameva rāghavaḥ pratyapadyata samarthamuttaram) R.11.79.

4) Made fit or proper, prepared.

5) Having the same meaning.

6) Significant.

7) Having proper aim or force, very forcible.

8) Being in apposition.

9) Connected in sense.

-rthaḥ 1 A significant word (in gram.); अव्ययं समर्थेन सह समस्यते सोऽव्ययीभावः (avyayaṃ samarthena saha samasyate so'vyayībhāvaḥ) Sk.

2) The coherence of words together in a significant sentence.

-rtham 1 Ability, competence.

2) Intelligibility.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ).—mfn.

(-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) 1. Strong, powerful. 2. Connected in sense. 3. Fit, proper, 4. Able, adequate to, capable. 5. Allowed. m.

(-rthaḥ) The coherence of words in a significant sentence. E. sam with, arth to ask, aff. ac, or artha meaning, sense.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ).—[sam-artha], I. adj., f. thā. 1. Proper, fit, [Pañcatantra] 169, 10. 2. Allowed, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 186. 3. Made proper, prepared, [Pañcatantra] 121, 24. 4. Able, [Hitopadeśa] 31, 3, M. M.; adequate to. 5. Strong, powerful, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 54. 6. Connected in sense. Ii. m. The construction of words.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ).—[adjective] corresponding, suitable, fit for ([genetive] or —°); a match for ([genetive]); able to, capable of (infin., [locative], [dative], or —°); having the same sense or meaning ([grammar]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Samārtha (समार्थ):—[from sama] [wrong reading] for śam, [Mahābhārata]

2) Samartha (समर्थ):—[=sam-artha] [from sam-arth] mf(ā)n. having a similar or suitable aim or object, having proper aim or force, very forcible or adequate, well answering or corresponding to, suitable or fit for ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] very strong or powerful, competent, capable of, able to, a match for ([genitive case] [dative case] [locative case] [infinitive mood], or [compound]; rarely [accusative] [ablative], or [present participle]; with varāṅganāsu = ‘sexually potent’), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] having the same sense or meaning (= tulyārtha, ekārtha), [Pāṇini 1-3, 42 etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] connected in sense, having the same grammatical construction (= sambaddhārtha), [Pāṇini; Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] m. a word which has force or meaning, significant word, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

7) [v.s. ...] the construction or coherence of words in a significant sentence, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] n. ability, competence (See -yukta)

9) [v.s. ...] conception, intelligibility (See duh-s)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ):—[(rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) a.] Strong, powerful, fit, able; connected in sense. m. Construction of words.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samartha (समर्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Samaṭṭha, Samattha.

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Samartha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Samartha (समर्थ) [Also spelled samarth]:—(a) capable, competent; ~[tā] capability, competence.

2) Samārtha (समार्थ):—(a) synonymous; ~[ka] a synonym; synonymous.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samartha (ಸಮರ್ಥ):—

1) [adjective] having great muscular power; strong.

2) [adjective] able; competent; capable of.

3) [adjective] having the same meaning; synonymous.

4) [adjective] marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; suitable; proper.

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Samartha (ಸಮರ್ಥ):—

1) [noun] a physically strong man.

2) [noun] an able, competent man.

3) [noun] a man of resources; a rich man.

4) [noun] that which is strong and robust.

5) [noun] (gram.) a word, termination having the same meaning or serving the same purpose as another.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Samartha (समर्थ):—adj. powerful; capable; able;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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