Samarthana, Samarthanā: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavya
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Samarthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Samarthanā (समर्थना) refers to “compensation” (e.g. for an offence), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 18.136.

context information

Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samarthana (समर्थन).—n (S) Maintaining, supporting, establishing (a position) by rebutting objections, advancing arguments &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samarthana (समर्थन).—n Maintaining, supporting by rebutting objections.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samarthana (समर्थन) or Samarthanā (समर्थना).—1 Establishing, supporting, corroborating.

2) Defending, vindicating, justifying; स्थिते- ष्वेतत् समर्थनम् (sthite- ṣvetat samarthanam) K. P.7.

3) Pleading, advocating.

4) Judging, considering; imagining.

5) Deliberation, determination, deciding on the propriety or otherwise of anything.

6) Adequacy, efficacy, force, capability; स तु ज्ञानगरीयस्त्वात्तपसश्च समर्थनात् (sa tu jñānagarīyastvāttapasaśca samarthanāt) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.13.1.

7) Energy, perseverance.

8) Reconciling differences, allaying disputes.

9) Objection.

1) Compensation for an offence; नो तदागसि परं समर्थना (no tadāgasi paraṃ samarthanā) N.18.136.

Derivable forms: samarthanam (समर्थनम्).

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

Samarthana (समर्थन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Deliberation, deciding on the propriety or impropriety of anything; also samarthanā. 2. Perseverance in an arduous undertaking, attempting difficulties or impossibilities. 3. Reconciling differences, allaying a dispute. 4. Objecting, objection. 5. Potency, efficacy. E. sam before arth to ask or request, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Samarthana (समर्थन).—[sam-arth + ana], m. 1. Reconciling differences, allaying a dispute. 2. Perseverance in an arduous undertaking. 3. Deliberation, deciding on the propriety or impropriety of anything. 4. Objecting, objection.

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

Samarthana (समर्थन).—[neuter] consideration, deliberation (also [feminine] ā), confirmation, corroboration, justification; [feminine] ā persuasion, invitation, also = [preceding]

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

1) Samarthana (समर्थन):—[=sam-arthana] [from sam-arth] n. (or f(ā). ) reflection, deliberation, contemplation (naṃ-√kṛ, ‘to reflect, consider’), [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] reconciling differences, reconciliation, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] objecting, objection, [ib.]

4) Samarthanā (समर्थना):—[=sam-arthanā] [from sam-arthana > sam-arth] f. persuasion, invitation, [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] insisting on what is impossible, [Vopadeva]

6) Samarthana (समर्थन):—[=sam-arthana] [from sam-arth] n. establishing, maintaining, corroboration, vindication, justification, [Pratāparudrīya; Kuvalayānanda]

7) [v.s. ...] energy, force, ability, competence (āt, with [genitive case], ‘by virtue of’), [Mahābhārata]

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

Samarthana (समर्थन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Deliberation, decision, perseverance; stopping a dispute; objection.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samarthana in German

context information

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 corpus

Samarthana (ಸಮರ್ಥನ):—[noun] = ಸಮರ್ಥನೆ [samarthane].

context information

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

Samarthana (समर्थन):—n. 1. support (an effort; an endeavor); 2. confirmation;

context information

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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