Alternative spellings of this word include Samarthak.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

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)”.

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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).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samarthaka (समर्थक).—Aloe-wood. -a.

1) Capable.

2) Proving, corroborating.

Derivable forms: samarthakam (समर्थकम्).

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

Samarthaka (समर्थक).—n.

(-kaṃ) Aloe-wood, (Amyris agallocha.) E. samartha fit, (for perfume,) kan added.

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

Samārthaka (समार्थक).—[adjective] having the same meaning.

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

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]

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

Samarthaka (समर्थक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Aloe wood.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samarthaka 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

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samarthaka (ಸಮರ್ಥಕ):—

1) [noun] = ಸಮರ್ಥ [samartha]2 - 1 & 2.

2) [noun] a man who defends, supports a view, arguement, action, etc.

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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

1) Samarthaka (समर्थक):—adj. lending strength; supporting; favoring; n. 1. supporter; 2. seconder;

2) Samārthaka (समार्थक):—adj. equivalent (word);

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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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Partial matches: Sam.

Full-text: Samarthak, Nihshesha, Nihsheshartha, Jnapaka.

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