The Sanskrit term Upaśak can be transliterated into English as Upasak or Upashak, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaśak (उपशक्).—4 U.

1) To endeavour, help, serve.

2) To learn, enquire into.

3) 5. P. To be able.

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

Upaśak (उपशक्).—help, impart.

Upaśak is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and śak (शक्).

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

Upaśak (उपशक्):—[=upa-√śak] [Parasmaipada] ([perfect tense] 1. [plural] -śekima) to be able to bring into one’s power, master, be superior, [Atharva-veda vi, 114, 2;3] ([= [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii, 4, 4, 9]]) :

—[Desiderative] [Parasmaipada] -śikṣati, to endeavour to bring into one’s power, master or subdue;

—to bring or draw near, call near, allure;

—to bring into one’s possession, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda vii, 12, 1];—[xi, 8, 17; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa] :

—[Ātmanepada] -śikṣate, to try, undertake, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa];

—to endeavour to help or serve, offer one’s service, [Mahābhārata];

—to learn, inquire into, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :

—[Causal] of [Desiderative] [Parasmaipada] -śikṣayati, to teach, train, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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

Upasak in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a worshipper; an adorer..—upasak (उपासक) is alternatively transliterated as Upāsaka.

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Partial matches: Sak, Upa.

Starts with: Upasaka, Upashakha, Upashakhe.

Full-text: Upasaka, Upashiksha, Upashikshita.

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