Samarthaka: 10 definitions
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Samarthaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samarthak.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Samarthaka (समर्थक) refers to “having the power” (to explain everything), according to the 17th-century Yogacintāmaṇi by Śivānandasarasvatī, a text dealing with Haṭhayoga consisting of 3423 verses.—Accordingly, “Having bowed to Śrīvyāsa, the ascetic Śaṅkara, the teacher of the world, [my] teacher Śrīrāmacandra, whose lotus feet are intense bliss, and all of the gods of yogins, the ascetic Śivānanda has written clearly the great Yogacintāmaṇi, which had fallen into an ocean of various texts and has the power to explain everything (niḥśeṣārtha-samarthaka)”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Samarthaka (समर्थक).—Aloe-wood. -a.
1) Capable.
2) Proving, corroborating.
Derivable forms: samarthakam (समर्थकम्).
Samarthaka (समर्थक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Aloe-wood, (Amyris agallocha.) E. samartha fit, (for perfume,) kan added.
Samārthaka (समार्थक).—[adjective] having the same meaning.
1) Samārthaka (समार्थक):—[from sama] mfn. having the same sense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Samarthaka (समर्थक):—[=sam-arthaka] [from sam-artha > sam-arth] mfn. able to, capable of ([infinitive mood]), [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
3) [v.s. ...] maintaining. establishing, proving, corroborating, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] n. Amyris Agallocha (?), [Horace H. Wilson]
Samarthaka (समर्थक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Aloe wood.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Samarthaka (समर्थक) [Also spelled samarthak]:—(nm) a supporter; vindicator; ~[rthana] support; vindication; corroboration; •[karanā] to support, to second; ~[rthanīya] worth supporting; vindicatable; ~[rthita] supported, vindicated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Samarthaka (ಸಮರ್ಥಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಸಮರ್ಥ [samartha]2 - 1 & 2.
2) [noun] a man who defends, supports a view, arguement, action, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Samarthaka (समर्थक):—adj. lending strength; supporting; favoring; n. 1. supporter; 2. seconder;
2) Samārthaka (समार्थक):—adj. equivalent (word);
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Arthaka, Sam.
Full-text: Samarthak, Nihshesha, Nihsheshartha, Jnapaka.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Samarthaka, Sam-arthaka, Samārthaka; (plurals include: Samarthakas, arthakas, Samārthakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 2 (dvitiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 2—Second Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 367 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 633 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 59 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 1]
Linga-purana and the Tantra Sastra < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
4. Yogacintamani of Shivananda Sarasvati < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 222 < [Volume 2 (1872)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.94 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]