Uttarasadhaka, Uttarasādhaka, Uttara-sadhaka: 9 definitions
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Uttarasadhaka 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsUttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक) refers to a “ritual assistant”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक).—a.
1) finishing what remains or follows, assisting at a ceremony.
2) who or what proves a reply.
-kaḥ an assistant, helper
Uttarasādhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and sādhaka (साधक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Befriending, assisting, a help, a friend. 2. Who or what establishes a reply. E. uttara and sādhaka what accomplishes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक).—m. one who accomplishes what remains, an assistant, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 3, 20.
Uttarasādhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and sādhaka (साधक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक):—[=uttara-sādhaka] [from uttara > ut-tama] mfn. effective of a result, assisting at a ceremony, befriending
2) [v.s. ...] an assistant, helper, friend
3) [v.s. ...] establishing a reply, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarasādhaka (उत्तरसाधक):—[uttara-sādhaka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Befriending, a help or friend.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUttarasādhaka (ಉತ್ತರಸಾಧಕ):—
1) [noun] one who finishes what is remaining or following.
2) [noun] an assistant; a helper.
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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