Uddharaka, Uddhāraka: 9 definitions
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Uddharaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Uddharak.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishuddhāraka (उद्धारक).—a That rescues, saves, &c.
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 dictionaryUddhāraka (उद्धारक).—a.
1) One who raises or lifts up.
2) A sharer, co-heir.
3) One who recovers property. m.
1) A destroyer, exterminator; Y.2.271.
2) A saviour, deliverer.
See also (synonyms): uddhartṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUddhāraka (उद्धारक).—(m. or nt.), act of lifting, in pādoddhāra-keṇa, instr., with lifting up of the feet: Divyāvadāna 211.16 yadā teṣām ṛṣikopena pakṣāṇi śīrṇāni tatas te pādod° prasthitāḥ; 211.27, 28.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUddhāraka (उद्धारक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Who or what raises or lifts. E. ut before hṛ to take, vun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uddhāraka (उद्धारक):—[from ud-dhṛ] mfn. one who raises or lifts, drawing out, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] paying, giving out, affording.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUddhāraka (उद्धारक):—[uddhā+raka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Raising.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Uddhāraka (उद्धारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uddharaya.
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 dictionaryUddhāraka (उद्धारक) [Also spelled uddharak]:—(nm) deliverer, saviour; redeemer; uplifter.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUddhāraka (ಉದ್ಧಾರಕ):—
1) [noun] he who or that which raises, lifts, draws or pulls out or is doing so.
2) [noun] a person or being who sets free or releases; a rescuer, a saviour; a deliverer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Uddharakarya, Uddharakavidhi.
Full-text: Uddharakavidhi, Uddharaya, Uddhartta, Uddharak, Uddhava, Uddhartri.
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