Samutkarsha, Samutkarṣa: 8 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Samutkarṣa can be transliterated into English as Samutkarsa or Samutkarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samutkarsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष).—

1) Exaltation.

2) Setting oneself up, belonging to a tribe higher than his own; अनृतं च समुत्कर्षे (anṛtaṃ ca samutkarṣe) Manusmṛti 11.56.

3) Laying aside (a girdle).

Derivable forms: samutkarṣaḥ (समुत्कर्षः).

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

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष).—m.

(-rṣaḥ) 1. Setting one self up as being of high tribe. 2. Exaltation.

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

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष).—i. e. sam-ud -kṛṣ + a, m. Boasting one’s self as being of a high tribe, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 55.

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

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष).—[masculine] prominence, superiority.

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

1) Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष):—[=sam-utkarṣa] [from samut-kṛṣ] m. self-elevation, setting one’s self up (as belonging to a higher rank than one’s own tribe), [Manu-smṛti xi, 55]

2) [v.s. ...] pre-eminence, excellence, [Mahābhārata; Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]

3) [v.s. ...] laying aside (a girdle), [Mahābhārata]

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

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samukkarisa.

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Samutkarsha in German

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samutkarsha in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samutkarṣa (समुत्कर्ष):—(nm) self-elevation; eminence, prominence.

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