आर्जवārjava

आर्जव (ārjava) is a Sanskrit word meaning straight, honest, sincere, the name of a teacher, rectitude or propriety of action, honesty, frankness, sincerity, rectitude or propriety of conduct. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Noun: Physical Straightness & Moral Rectitude, Moral Uprightness (Honesty, Rectitude, Sincerity), Proper Name of an Individual.

Etymology: E. ऋञ् straight, अण् aff
Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Noun: Physical Straightness & Moral Rectitude

6 definitions

1. Straightness. 2. Rectitude and propriety. 3. Sincerity.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Straightness or moral rectitude

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Straightness. 2. Honesty, sincerity, or open-heartedness.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Straightness. 2. Rectitude and propriety of action. 3. Sincerity.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Straight or honest. 2. Straightness or rectitude.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Straightness or straight direction. 2. Rectitude or propriety of conduct. 3. Honesty, openness, or sincerity.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Moral Uprightness (Honesty, Rectitude, Sincerity)

4 definitions

rectitude or propriety of action

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

honesty, frankness, sincerity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Honest. 2. Honesty or rectitude.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

candour

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name of an Individual

3 definitions

the name of a teacher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A proper name in the Mahabharata.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a pupil of Bashkali

— The Purana Index

Adjective: Straight, Honest, Sincere

2 definitions

straight

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

honest, sincere

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Physical Straightness

1 definition

straightness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.