Samvahaka, Saṃvāhaka: 9 definitions
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Samvahaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 dictionarySaṃvāhaka (संवाहक).—A shampooer; see संवाह (saṃvāha) (4) above.
Derivable forms: saṃvāhakaḥ (संवाहकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvāhaka (संवाहक).—m.
(-kaḥ) An attendant rubbing and kneading the limbs. E. sam before vah to obtain, (pleasure or ease,) causal form, aff. ṇvul .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvāhaka (संवाहक).—i. e. sam-vāh + aka, m. An attendant employed to rub and knead the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvāhaka (संवाहक).—[feminine] hikā stroking or rubbing with the hand; [masculine] a shampooer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃvāhaka (संवाहक):—[=saṃ-vāhaka] [from saṃ-vāha > saṃ-vah] mf(ikā)n. ([from] [Causal]) one who rubs or shampoos the limb
2) [v.s. ...] m. a shampooer, [Rāmāyaṇa; Mṛcchakaṭikā etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvāhaka (संवाहक):—[saṃ-vāhaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃvāhaka (संवाहक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃvāhaya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃvāhaka (ಸಂವಾಹಕ):—[noun] = ಸಂವಾಹ [samvaha]2 - 3.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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