Samtara, Saṃtāra: 5 definitions
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Samtara 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃtāra (संतार).—
1) Crossing, passing over; गङ्गायाश्चापि संतारं भरद्वाजस्य दर्शनम् (gaṅgāyāścāpi saṃtāraṃ bharadvājasya darśanam) Rām.1.3.15.
2) A ford; नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्यासन् वितस्तया (nīyamānāni saṃtāre hṛtānyāsan vitastayā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.119.8.
Derivable forms: saṃtāraḥ (संतारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃtāra (संतार).—[masculine] crossing, passing ([genetive] or —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃtāra (संतार):—[=saṃ-tāra] [from saṃ-tṝ] m. crossing, passing over or through ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
[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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySaṃtarā (संतरा) [Also spelled santara]:—(nm) an orange.
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Starts with: Samtaraka, Samtarakavidhi, Samtaram, Samtaramulaka, Samtarana, Samtaranau, Santara, Santarana, Shantarasa.
Ends with: Akshamtara, Bhashamtara, Deshamtara, Kakshantara, Lakshantara, Nadisamtara, Nasamtara, Ovasamtara, Pakshamtara, Purushantara, Santara, Varshamtara, Veshamtara.
Full-text: Santara, Samtaraka, Samtarakavidhi, Samtarita, Samtarya, Nadisamtara, Samtaranau, Cint.
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