from meaning or necessity
(H1C) [Printed book page 90,3]
अर्थात् (arthāt) a abl. ind. See s.v. below [ID=15855]
अर्थात् (arthāt) a abl. ind. See s.v. below [ID=15855]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
अर्थartha
अर्थ (artha) is a Sanskrit word meaning aim, purpose, cause, motive, reason, advantage, use, utility, thing or object, an object of the senses, the number five. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Comprehensive Overviews, Grammatical Usage, or Multi-Sense Listings, Mythological Figure / Personification, Verbal Root: To Ask or Beg.
- Roots
- इ (i), 1. कृ (1. kṛ), ऋ (ṛ)
- Etymology
- E. ऋ to go, and थन् Uṇādi aff
- Definitions
- 31
Meanings by context
Comprehensive Overviews, Grammatical Usage, or Multi-Sense Listings
11 definitions
with the root kṛ
अर्थे (arthe) loc. ind. with √1. कृ (kṛ) (g. सक्षाद्-आदि (sakṣād-ādi), q.v.) [ID=15856]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Business, work, aim, or purpose. 2. Meaning or cause. 3. Advantage, profit, or utility. 4. Wealth, property, or money. 5. Object, matter, or affair.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 027-2]
अर्थ (artha) ar-tha, n. (V.), m. business, work; aim,
purpose; cause; meaning; advantage, profit,
use, utility, the useful; reward; gain; property,
wealth, money; thing, object; matter, affair;
case, suit; a. —°, hvg. in view, serviceable for:
-m, in., d., lc. on account of, for sake of,
for (—°); ab. = that is to say. ayam arthaḥ,
this thing; kam artham, what thing? ko'arthaḥ, what is the use of (in.)? what does (g.)
care for (in.)? [ID=2625]
अर्थ (artha) ar-tha, n. (V.), m. business, work; aim,
purpose; cause; meaning; advantage, profit,
use, utility, the useful; reward; gain; property,
wealth, money; thing, object; matter, affair;
case, suit; a. —°, hvg. in view, serviceable for:
-m, in., d., lc. on account of, for sake of,
for (—°); ab. = that is to say. ayam arthaḥ,
this thing; kam artham, what thing? ko'arthaḥ, what is the use of (in.)? what does (g.)
care for (in.)? [ID=2625]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Rich. 2. Learned. 3. Wealth, property, or substance. 4. Meaning or signification. 5. Thing. 6. Fruit or consequence. 7. Prohibition. 8. A material object of sense. 9. Cause or origin. 10. Request or begging. 11. Kind or manner. 12. Well-being. 13. A legal suit or action.
अर्थ (artha) mfn. (-थः-था-थं (-thaḥ-thā-thaṃ))
1 Rich.
2 Learned. m. (-र्थः (-rthaḥ))
1 Wealth, property, substance.
2 Meaning, signification.
3 Thing.
4 Fruit, consequence.
5 Prohibition.
6 A material substance or object of sense.
7 Cause, origin.
8 Request, asking, begging.
9 Kind, sort, manner.
10 Well, well being.
11 (In law) A suit, an action.
E. ऋ (ṛ) to go, and थन् (than) Uṇādi aff.
[ID=3301]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Wealth. 2. Meaning. 3. Object or thing. 4. Cause. 5. Lawsuit.
अर्थ (artha) (थः) ((thaḥ)) 1. m. Wealth; meaning; thing; cause; law suit. [ID=2752]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Object or purpose. 2. Use, utility, profit, or advantage. 3. Motive, reason, or ground. 4. Meaning, sense, or signification. 5. Anything expressed by words. 6. Money, wealth, or riches. 7. Interest or concern. 8. Wealth or worldly prosperity, regarded as one of the four aims of life. 9. Affair, matter, or concern. 10. An object of sense perception. 11. A request or petition. 12. Manner or kind. 13. An action or legal plaint.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 065-04]
अर्थ (artha) m. 1. Object, purpose, e.g. ज्ञातार्थो ज्ञातसंबन्धः श्रोतुं श्रोता प्रवर्तते (jñātārtho jñātasaṃbandhaḥ śrotuṃ śrotā pravartate); (अर्थ (artha) is often used in this sense as the last member of adjectival compounds and may be rendered by ‘intended for,’ ‘for the sake of on account of’ &c., सन्तानार्थाय विधये (santānārthāya vidhaye) R. i.84, ii.16, यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः (yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ) Bg. iii.9. In ‘मशकार्थो धूमः (maśakārtho dhūmaḥ)’ and ‘आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेत् (āpadarthe dhanaṃ rakṣet)’ has the sense of “warding off” but it is derivable from the sense above given. The acc. dat. and loc. singulars of this word, viz., अर्थ (artha)म् (artham), अर्थ (artha)ाय (arthāya) and अर्थ (artha)े (arthe) often stand as last members of adverbial compounds in the above senses, वेलोपलक्षणार्थमादिष्टोऽस्मि भगवता काश्यपेन (velopalakṣaṇārthamādiṣṭo'smi bhagavatā kāśyapena) Sak. iv., तद्दर्शनाद्भूच्छम्भोर्भूयान् दारार्थमादरः (taddarśanādbhūcchambhorbhūyān dārārthamādaraḥ) K.S. vi.13.); 2. use, utility, profit, advantage; 3. motive, reason, ground (in these three senses, the word is generally used with the inst., e.g. को नु मे जीवितेनार्थः (ko nu me jīvitenārthaḥ), नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन (naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana) Bg. iii.18, अचेतनग्रहणेन नार्थः (acetanagrahaṇena nārthaḥ), सतामर्थः शिवार्चया (satāmarthaḥ śivārcayā), कोऽर्थस्तिरश्चां गुणैः (ko'rthastiraścāṃ guṇaiḥ) Panch. ii.); 4. meaning, sense, signification, e.g. अर्थ (artha)भेदेन शब्द (śabda)भेदः (arthabhedena śabdabhedaḥ); 5. anything expressed by words, तददोषै शब्द (śabda)ार्थौ सगुणौ (tadadoṣai śabdārthau saguṇau) K.Pr. i. (According to poeticians, this अर्थ (artha) is of three kinds, viz, वाच्य (vācya) or primary (i.e. expressed), लक्ष्य (lakṣya) or secondary, and व्यंग्य (vyaṃgya) or suggested.); 6. money, wealth, riches, अजरामरवत्प्राज्ञो विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् (ajarāmaravatprājño vidyāmarthaṃ ca sādhayet), अर्थ (artha)ानामर्जने दुःखम् (arthānāmarjane duḥkham) Panch. i.; 7. interest, concern (as in स्वार्थ (svārtha) ‘one’s own interest’); 8. attainment of riches or worldly prosperity (considered as one of the four ends of worldly life (पुरुषार्थ (puruṣārtha)), the other three being धर्म (dharma), काम (kāma) and मोक्ष (mokṣa)), अप्यर्थकाम (kāma)ौ तस्यास्तां धर्म (dharma) एव मनीषिणः (apyarthakāmau tasyāstāṃ dharma eva manīṣiṇaḥ) R. i.25; 9. affair, matter, concern, इक्ष्वाकूणां दुरापेऽर्थे त्वदधीना हि सिद्धयः (ikṣvākūṇāṃ durāpe'rthe tvadadhīnā hi siddhayaḥ) R. i.72, or अर्थ (artha)ोऽयमर्थान्तरभाव्य एव (artho'yamarthāntarabhāvya eva) K.S. iii.18; 10. an object of sense, anything which can be perceived by any of the senses, इन्द्रियेभ्यः परा ह्यर्था अर्थ (artha)े (arthe)भ्यश्च परं मनः (indriyebhyaḥ parā hyarthā arthebhyaśca paraṃ manaḥ) Katho. , (the objects of sense are five in number, vix. शब्द (śabda), स्पर्श (sparśa), रूप (rūpa), रस (rasa) and गन्ध (gandha)); 11. a request, a petition; 12. manner, kind; 13. an action, a plaint (in law). [ID=3385]
अर्थ (artha) m. 1. Object, purpose, e.g. ज्ञातार्थो ज्ञातसंबन्धः श्रोतुं श्रोता प्रवर्तते (jñātārtho jñātasaṃbandhaḥ śrotuṃ śrotā pravartate); (अर्थ (artha) is often used in this sense as the last member of adjectival compounds and may be rendered by ‘intended for,’ ‘for the sake of on account of’ &c., सन्तानार्थाय विधये (santānārthāya vidhaye) R. i.84, ii.16, यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः (yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ) Bg. iii.9. In ‘मशकार्थो धूमः (maśakārtho dhūmaḥ)’ and ‘आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेत् (āpadarthe dhanaṃ rakṣet)’ has the sense of “warding off” but it is derivable from the sense above given. The acc. dat. and loc. singulars of this word, viz., अर्थ (artha)म् (artham), अर्थ (artha)ाय (arthāya) and अर्थ (artha)े (arthe) often stand as last members of adverbial compounds in the above senses, वेलोपलक्षणार्थमादिष्टोऽस्मि भगवता काश्यपेन (velopalakṣaṇārthamādiṣṭo'smi bhagavatā kāśyapena) Sak. iv., तद्दर्शनाद्भूच्छम्भोर्भूयान् दारार्थमादरः (taddarśanādbhūcchambhorbhūyān dārārthamādaraḥ) K.S. vi.13.); 2. use, utility, profit, advantage; 3. motive, reason, ground (in these three senses, the word is generally used with the inst., e.g. को नु मे जीवितेनार्थः (ko nu me jīvitenārthaḥ), नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन (naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana) Bg. iii.18, अचेतनग्रहणेन नार्थः (acetanagrahaṇena nārthaḥ), सतामर्थः शिवार्चया (satāmarthaḥ śivārcayā), कोऽर्थस्तिरश्चां गुणैः (ko'rthastiraścāṃ guṇaiḥ) Panch. ii.); 4. meaning, sense, signification, e.g. अर्थ (artha)भेदेन शब्द (śabda)भेदः (arthabhedena śabdabhedaḥ); 5. anything expressed by words, तददोषै शब्द (śabda)ार्थौ सगुणौ (tadadoṣai śabdārthau saguṇau) K.Pr. i. (According to poeticians, this अर्थ (artha) is of three kinds, viz, वाच्य (vācya) or primary (i.e. expressed), लक्ष्य (lakṣya) or secondary, and व्यंग्य (vyaṃgya) or suggested.); 6. money, wealth, riches, अजरामरवत्प्राज्ञो विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् (ajarāmaravatprājño vidyāmarthaṃ ca sādhayet), अर्थ (artha)ानामर्जने दुःखम् (arthānāmarjane duḥkham) Panch. i.; 7. interest, concern (as in स्वार्थ (svārtha) ‘one’s own interest’); 8. attainment of riches or worldly prosperity (considered as one of the four ends of worldly life (पुरुषार्थ (puruṣārtha)), the other three being धर्म (dharma), काम (kāma) and मोक्ष (mokṣa)), अप्यर्थकाम (kāma)ौ तस्यास्तां धर्म (dharma) एव मनीषिणः (apyarthakāmau tasyāstāṃ dharma eva manīṣiṇaḥ) R. i.25; 9. affair, matter, concern, इक्ष्वाकूणां दुरापेऽर्थे त्वदधीना हि सिद्धयः (ikṣvākūṇāṃ durāpe'rthe tvadadhīnā hi siddhayaḥ) R. i.72, or अर्थ (artha)ोऽयमर्थान्तरभाव्य एव (artho'yamarthāntarabhāvya eva) K.S. iii.18; 10. an object of sense, anything which can be perceived by any of the senses, इन्द्रियेभ्यः परा ह्यर्था अर्थ (artha)े (arthe)भ्यश्च परं मनः (indriyebhyaḥ parā hyarthā arthebhyaśca paraṃ manaḥ) Katho. , (the objects of sense are five in number, vix. शब्द (śabda), स्पर्श (sparśa), रूप (rūpa), रस (rasa) and गन्ध (gandha)); 11. a request, a petition; 12. manner, kind; 13. an action, a plaint (in law). [ID=3385]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Rich. 2. Learned. 3. Wealth, property, or substance. 4. Meaning or signification. 5. Thing. 6. Result or consequence. 7. Prohibition. 8. A material object of sense. 9. Cause or origin. 10. Request or begging. 11. Kind or manner. 12. Well-being. 13. A legal suit or action.
अर्थ (artha)
mfn. (-र्थः (-rthaḥ)-र्था-र्थं (-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ))
1. Rich.
2. Learned.
m. (-र्थः (-rthaḥ))
1. Wealth, property, substance.
2. Meaning, signification.
3. Thing.
4. fruit, consequence.
5. Prohibition.
6. A material substance or object of sense. 7. Cause, origin.
8. Request, asking, begging.
9. Kind, sort, manner.
10. Well, well being.
11. (In law) A suit, an action.
E. ऋ (ṛ) to go, and थन् (than) Unādi aff.
[ID=3299]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Desire. 2. Aim. 3. Advantage. 4. Business. 5. Wealth, worldly prosperity, or money. 6. Cause. 7. Thing. 8. Meaning, true sense, thought, or word. 9. A legal suit or action.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 0050-a]
अर्थ (artha) artha, i. e. ṛ + tha, m. 1. De-
अर्थ (artha) artha, i. e. ṛ + tha, m. 1. De-
sire; vivāha-, a marriage suit. 2. Aim;
siddha-, one who has obtained his aim,
Chr. 62, 60. 3. Advantage, Bhartṛ. 2,
40. 4. Business, Man. 2, 67. 5. Wealth,
Pañc. i. d. 197; worldly prosperity,
Man. 12, 38 (one of the three aims of
men; the two others are kāma, pleasure,
and dharma, virtue); money, Daśak.
in Chr. 180, 19. 6. Cause, Man. 2, 213.
7. Thing, Man. 8, 170. 8. Meaning,
Man. 3, 186; true sense, Man. 1, 3;
thought, word, Cāk. d. 164. 9. In law:
A suit, an action. 10. The acc. artham
is used as an adverb, but almost always at
the end of a compound word, implying,
‘for,’ ‘on account of,’ e. g. yajña-siddhi-
artham, For the performance of sacri-
fices, Man. 1, 23. The dat. arthāya,
and loc. arthe, may be also used at
the end of a compound word, or may
govern the genitive. Abl. arthāt, ‘to
wit,’ ‘namely,’ Sch. Śāk. d. 41. —
Comp. Iti-artha + m, adv. to this end,
Brāhmaṇav, 3, 4. Indriya-, m. an object
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of sense, Man. 4, 16. Etad-artha + m,
therefore, Pañc. i. d. 330; in order,
Rām. 2, 52, 24 Kim-, adj. with what
aim, Chr. 57, 24. Kim-artha + m. adv.
why, to what end, Nal. 22, 7. Kṛta-,
adj. having attained one's end, satis-
fied, Rām. 4, 34, 22. Gṛha-, m. the
business of the house, Man. 2, 67. Tad
-artha + m, adv. therefore, Rām. 1, 73, 4.
Nirartha, i. e. nis-, I. m. nonsense. II.
adj. 1. purposeless. 2. poor. 3. un-
meaning. Niścitārtha, i. e. nis-cita-,
(vb. ci), adj. completely resolved,
Rām. 4, 42, 9. Para-, m. 1. great import-
ance. 2. the interests of another. 3.
sexual intercourse. Parama-, m. 1.
the most sublime truth. 2. the whole
truth. 3. reality. 4. earnest, Śāk.
d. 51. Puruṣa-, m. 1. the object or
aim of man. 2. human exertion.
Bhūta-, m. an element of life. Mahā-,
I. m. a principal object. II. adj. 1.
significant. 2. dignified. Yajña-, adj.
serving for a sacrifice, Bhag. 3, 9.
Yathā-, adj. 1. according to the sense.
2. proper, right, tham, adv. suitably,
properly. A-yathā-, adj. not true, Śāk.
d. 54. Yad-artha + m, adv. for what
reason, Chr. 3, 3. Yāvadartha, i. e.
yāvant-, I. adj. as much as may be
useful, Man. 2, 182. II. adv. tham, as
much as may be useful, ib. 2, 51. Sva-,
I. adj. 1. having one's own object. 2.
having a literal meaning. 3. pleonastic.
II. m. 1. property. 2. own object. 3.
own interest, Bhartṛ. 2, 59.
[ID=1023]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Aim, purpose, meaning, or object.
2. Wealth, property, or money.
3. Profit or advantage.
4. Thing, matter, business, cause, suit, or action.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 041]
अर्थ (artha) n. m. aim, purpose, meaning, sense, object, profit, advantage of (instr.), wealth, property, money, thing, matter, business, cause, suit, action; o. —° adj. having a thing for object, for the sake of, on account of, for; acc., instr., dat. & loc. the same adv. [ID=2855]
अर्थ (artha) n. m. aim, purpose, meaning, sense, object, profit, advantage of (instr.), wealth, property, money, thing, matter, business, cause, suit, action; o. —° adj. having a thing for object, for the sake of, on account of, for; acc., instr., dat. & loc. the same adv. [ID=2855]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Aim, purpose, or errand.
2. Thing, matter, or affair.
3. Advantage, wealth, or property.
4. Meaning or intent.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 120-b]
ártha, m.
—1. aim, object, purpose, errand, sake; artham and arthe [1302c 4], for the sake of, on account of, for, esp. frequent at end of cpds;
—2. (object, i. e.) thing, matter, affair, cause, business;
—3. (object, i. e.) advantage, profit (w. instr.), wealth, property;
—4. aim, intent, meaning, 5915. [‘that which one goes for,’ √ṛ, 1163.] [ID=406]
ártha, m.
—1. aim, object, purpose, errand, sake; artham and arthe [1302c 4], for the sake of, on account of, for, esp. frequent at end of cpds;
—2. (object, i. e.) thing, matter, affair, cause, business;
—3. (object, i. e.) advantage, profit (w. instr.), wealth, property;
—4. aim, intent, meaning, 5915. [‘that which one goes for,’ √ṛ, 1163.] [ID=406]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
Object, purpose, cause, motive, reason, advantage, use, utility, thing, substance, wealth, property, opulence, affair, concern, request, suit, petition, asking, begging, want, need, sense, meaning, notion, manner, sort, kind, prohibition, prevention, abolition, price, or an epithet of a son of Dharma.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 0083-c]
Artha, as, am, m. n., in Ṛg-veda generally n., but in later Sanskrit only m. (said to be fr. rt. ṛ, but connected with rt. arth), object; purpose; cause, motive, reason; advantage, use, utility; thing; sub- stance, wealth, property, opulence; affair, concern; request, suit, petition; asking, begging, want, need; sense, meaning, notion; manner, sort, kind; pro- hibition, prevention, abolition; price; N. of a son of Dharma. (Artha in some of its first senses may govern an inst. case; e. g. ko me jīvitena arthaḥ, ‘what concern have I with life?’). —Artha- kara, as, ā, or ī, am, producing or yielding advantage or wealth; useful; enriching. —Artha- karman, a, n. a principal or main action. —Artha- kāma, au, m. du. utility and desire, wealth and plea- sure; (as, ā, am), desirous of wealth. —Artha- kṛcchra, am, n. a difficult matter. —Artha-kṛt, t, t, t, causing profit, useful. —Artha-kṛtyā, am, f. n. an action aiming at profit. —Artha-gata, as, ā, am (= gatārtha), without an object, useless. —Artha- garīyas, ān, asī, as, highly significant. —Artha- ghna, as, ī, am, wasteful, extravagant. —Artha- jāta, as, ā, am, significant, full of meaning; worth the money. —Artha-jña, as, ā, am, under- standing the meaning of anything. —Artha-tattva, am, n. truth, the real object, nature or cause of any- thing; the true state of the case, the fact of the matter. —Artha-tas, ind. towards a particular object; with reference to the meaning; in fact, really, truly; namely, that is to say; on account of, (at the end of a compound). —Artha-da, as, ā, am, conferring advantage; profitable, useful, complaint, favourable; liberal, munificent. —Artha-dūṣaṇa, am, n. spoil- ing of another's property; unjust seizure of property, or a withholding of what is due; waste, prodigality, extravagance; finding fault with the meaning of a passage. —Artha-nibandhana, as, ā, am, having its cause in wealth, contingent on affluence and re- spectability. —Artha-niścaya, as, m. determination, decision. —Artha-pati, is, m. the lord of riches; a king; an epithet of Kuvera; N. of a man. —Artha- para, as, ā, am, intent on gaining wealth; parsi- monious, niggardly. —Artha-prayoga, as, m. appli- cation of wealth, as, to trade, usury, &c. the profession of usury. —Artha-prāpti, is, f. acquisition of wealth; attainment of an object. —Artha-bandha, as, m. that which binds together the sense; the text. —Artha- buddhi, is, is, i, selfish. —Artha-bodha, as, m. in- dication of the real import. —Artha-bhāj, k, k, k, en- titled to a share in the division of property. —Artha- bhṛta, as, ā, am, having high wages (as a servant). —Artha-bheda, as, m. distinction, difference of mean- ing. —Artha-mātra, ā, am, f. n. property, money. —Artha-lābha, as, m. acquisition of wealth. —Artha- lubdha, as, ā, am, greedy of wealth, covetous, nig- gardly. —Artha-leśa, as, m. a little wealth. —Artha- lobha, as, m. desire of wealth, avarice. —Artha- vat, ān, atī, at, wealthy, rich; significant, full of sense or meaning; (ān), m. a man; (-vat), ind. according to a purpose. —Arthavat-tva, am, n. sig- nificance, importance. —Arthavargīya, as, ā, am, concerning the category of objects. —Artha-vāda, as, m. explanation of an affair, explanatory remark, exegesis; affirmation or narrative; declaration of purpose or object; speech or expression having a certain object; sentence; praise, eulogium. —Artha- vijñāna, am, n. comprehension of meaning, one of the six exercises of the understanding. —Artha-vid, t, t, t, sagacious, sensible, wise. —Artha-viniścaya, as, m. title of a Buddhist Sūtra work. —Artha-vṛddhi, is, f. accumulation of wealth. —Artha-vaikalpa, am n. deviation from truth, perversion or disguise of fact; prevarication. —Artha-vyaya, as, m. expenditure. —Artha-vyaya-jña, as, ā, am, liberal in giving and using. —Artha-vyaya-saha, as, ā, am, prodigal. —Artha-śāstra, am, n. institutes of the science of what is useful in life; science of polity or moral and political government. —Artha-śauca, am, n. purity, honesty in money matters. —Artha-saṃ-
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thāna, am, n. accumulation of wealth; treasury. —Artha-saṅgraha, as, m. accumulation of wealth; treasure. —Artha-sañcaya, as, m. acquisition of wealth; wealth, property. —Artha-sambandha, as, m. connection of the sense with the word or sentence. —Artha-sādhaka, as, m. bringing any matter to a conclusion; N. of a minister of king Daśaratha. —Artha-sāra, as, m. a considerable property. —Artha-siddhaka, as, m., N. of the plant Vitex Negundo L. —Artha-siddhi, is, f. success. —Artha- hara, as, ā, am, inheriting or taking wealth. —Ar- tha-hīna, as, ā, am, unmeaning, nonsensical; poor, deprived of wealth; failing. —Arthāgama (°tha-āg°), as, m. receipt or collection of property; income, ac- quisition of wealth. —Arthādhikāra (°tha-adh°), as, m. office of treasurer, charge of money or property. —Arthādhikārin (°tha-adh°), ī, m. a treasurer, a paymaster. —Arthāntara (°tha-an°), am, n. an- other matter, a different or new circumstance, a new affair; a different meaning; opposite or antithetical meaning, difference of meaning or purport. —Ar- thāntara-nyāsa, as, m. antithesis. —Arthānvita (°tha-an°), as, ā, am, possessed of wealth, rich; significant. —Arthāpatti (°tha-āp°), is, f. an infer- ence from circumstances; one of the five arguments of the Mīmāṃsakas; presumption, supposition. —Ar- thārthin (°tha-ar°), ī, inī, i, one who solicits wealth, or endeavours to gain any object. —Arthet (°tha-it), t, t, t, Ved. active, industrious; hasty. —Arthepsu (°tha-īp°), us, us, u, desirous of wealth. —Arthepsu- tā, f. desire of wealth. —Arthehā (°tha-īhā°), f. desire of wealth. —Arthopama (°tha-up°), am, n. a simile in which the object of comparision, is stated without any particle of comparison, e. g. ‘he is a dog.’ —Artho- pārjana (°tha-up°), am, n. acquisition of wealth or property. —Arthoṣman (°tha-uṣ°), a, n. wealth, the glow or pride of wealth, the condition of being wealthy; (so, Anglice, ‘a warm man’). —Arthaugha (°tha-ogh°), as, m. a treasure. [ID=5901]
Artha, as, am, m. n., in Ṛg-veda generally n., but in later Sanskrit only m. (said to be fr. rt. ṛ, but connected with rt. arth), object; purpose; cause, motive, reason; advantage, use, utility; thing; sub- stance, wealth, property, opulence; affair, concern; request, suit, petition; asking, begging, want, need; sense, meaning, notion; manner, sort, kind; pro- hibition, prevention, abolition; price; N. of a son of Dharma. (Artha in some of its first senses may govern an inst. case; e. g. ko me jīvitena arthaḥ, ‘what concern have I with life?’). —Artha- kara, as, ā, or ī, am, producing or yielding advantage or wealth; useful; enriching. —Artha- karman, a, n. a principal or main action. —Artha- kāma, au, m. du. utility and desire, wealth and plea- sure; (as, ā, am), desirous of wealth. —Artha- kṛcchra, am, n. a difficult matter. —Artha-kṛt, t, t, t, causing profit, useful. —Artha-kṛtyā, am, f. n. an action aiming at profit. —Artha-gata, as, ā, am (= gatārtha), without an object, useless. —Artha- garīyas, ān, asī, as, highly significant. —Artha- ghna, as, ī, am, wasteful, extravagant. —Artha- jāta, as, ā, am, significant, full of meaning; worth the money. —Artha-jña, as, ā, am, under- standing the meaning of anything. —Artha-tattva, am, n. truth, the real object, nature or cause of any- thing; the true state of the case, the fact of the matter. —Artha-tas, ind. towards a particular object; with reference to the meaning; in fact, really, truly; namely, that is to say; on account of, (at the end of a compound). —Artha-da, as, ā, am, conferring advantage; profitable, useful, complaint, favourable; liberal, munificent. —Artha-dūṣaṇa, am, n. spoil- ing of another's property; unjust seizure of property, or a withholding of what is due; waste, prodigality, extravagance; finding fault with the meaning of a passage. —Artha-nibandhana, as, ā, am, having its cause in wealth, contingent on affluence and re- spectability. —Artha-niścaya, as, m. determination, decision. —Artha-pati, is, m. the lord of riches; a king; an epithet of Kuvera; N. of a man. —Artha- para, as, ā, am, intent on gaining wealth; parsi- monious, niggardly. —Artha-prayoga, as, m. appli- cation of wealth, as, to trade, usury, &c. the profession of usury. —Artha-prāpti, is, f. acquisition of wealth; attainment of an object. —Artha-bandha, as, m. that which binds together the sense; the text. —Artha- buddhi, is, is, i, selfish. —Artha-bodha, as, m. in- dication of the real import. —Artha-bhāj, k, k, k, en- titled to a share in the division of property. —Artha- bhṛta, as, ā, am, having high wages (as a servant). —Artha-bheda, as, m. distinction, difference of mean- ing. —Artha-mātra, ā, am, f. n. property, money. —Artha-lābha, as, m. acquisition of wealth. —Artha- lubdha, as, ā, am, greedy of wealth, covetous, nig- gardly. —Artha-leśa, as, m. a little wealth. —Artha- lobha, as, m. desire of wealth, avarice. —Artha- vat, ān, atī, at, wealthy, rich; significant, full of sense or meaning; (ān), m. a man; (-vat), ind. according to a purpose. —Arthavat-tva, am, n. sig- nificance, importance. —Arthavargīya, as, ā, am, concerning the category of objects. —Artha-vāda, as, m. explanation of an affair, explanatory remark, exegesis; affirmation or narrative; declaration of purpose or object; speech or expression having a certain object; sentence; praise, eulogium. —Artha- vijñāna, am, n. comprehension of meaning, one of the six exercises of the understanding. —Artha-vid, t, t, t, sagacious, sensible, wise. —Artha-viniścaya, as, m. title of a Buddhist Sūtra work. —Artha-vṛddhi, is, f. accumulation of wealth. —Artha-vaikalpa, am n. deviation from truth, perversion or disguise of fact; prevarication. —Artha-vyaya, as, m. expenditure. —Artha-vyaya-jña, as, ā, am, liberal in giving and using. —Artha-vyaya-saha, as, ā, am, prodigal. —Artha-śāstra, am, n. institutes of the science of what is useful in life; science of polity or moral and political government. —Artha-śauca, am, n. purity, honesty in money matters. —Artha-saṃ-
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thāna, am, n. accumulation of wealth; treasury. —Artha-saṅgraha, as, m. accumulation of wealth; treasure. —Artha-sañcaya, as, m. acquisition of wealth; wealth, property. —Artha-sambandha, as, m. connection of the sense with the word or sentence. —Artha-sādhaka, as, m. bringing any matter to a conclusion; N. of a minister of king Daśaratha. —Artha-sāra, as, m. a considerable property. —Artha-siddhaka, as, m., N. of the plant Vitex Negundo L. —Artha-siddhi, is, f. success. —Artha- hara, as, ā, am, inheriting or taking wealth. —Ar- tha-hīna, as, ā, am, unmeaning, nonsensical; poor, deprived of wealth; failing. —Arthāgama (°tha-āg°), as, m. receipt or collection of property; income, ac- quisition of wealth. —Arthādhikāra (°tha-adh°), as, m. office of treasurer, charge of money or property. —Arthādhikārin (°tha-adh°), ī, m. a treasurer, a paymaster. —Arthāntara (°tha-an°), am, n. an- other matter, a different or new circumstance, a new affair; a different meaning; opposite or antithetical meaning, difference of meaning or purport. —Ar- thāntara-nyāsa, as, m. antithesis. —Arthānvita (°tha-an°), as, ā, am, possessed of wealth, rich; significant. —Arthāpatti (°tha-āp°), is, f. an infer- ence from circumstances; one of the five arguments of the Mīmāṃsakas; presumption, supposition. —Ar- thārthin (°tha-ar°), ī, inī, i, one who solicits wealth, or endeavours to gain any object. —Arthet (°tha-it), t, t, t, Ved. active, industrious; hasty. —Arthepsu (°tha-īp°), us, us, u, desirous of wealth. —Arthepsu- tā, f. desire of wealth. —Arthehā (°tha-īhā°), f. desire of wealth. —Arthopama (°tha-up°), am, n. a simile in which the object of comparision, is stated without any particle of comparison, e. g. ‘he is a dog.’ —Artho- pārjana (°tha-up°), am, n. acquisition of wealth or property. —Arthoṣman (°tha-uṣ°), a, n. wealth, the glow or pride of wealth, the condition of being wealthy; (so, Anglice, ‘a warm man’). —Arthaugha (°tha-ogh°), as, m. a treasure. [ID=5901]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Mythological Figure / Personification
3 definitions
personified as the son of Dharma and Buddhi
personified as the son of Dharma and Buddhi, BhP. [ID=15848]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. The son of Dharma and Shri. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 090-2]
Artha (profit). § 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 59, 2253 (son of
Artha (profit). § 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 59, 2253 (son of
Dharma and Śrī), 2254; XII, 10407 (= Śiva, 1000 names1);
XIII, 1166 (do., 1000 names2); XIII, 6995 (= Viṣṇu,
1000 names).
[ID=836]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
wealth born of righteousness and intelligence
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 1-110]
Artha — born of dharma and buddhi:1 Its ills;2 not to be earned by a king by illegitimate means and not to abuse it by giving it to undesirables.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IV. 1. 51; I. 2. 9.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. XI. 23. 17-21.]
[Footnote: 3) M. 220. 11; Vā. 23. 81; 61. 130.]
[ID=861]
Artha — born of dharma and buddhi:1 Its ills;2 not to be earned by a king by illegitimate means and not to abuse it by giving it to undesirables.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IV. 1. 51; I. 2. 9.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. XI. 23. 17-21.]
[Footnote: 3) M. 220. 11; Vā. 23. 81; 61. 130.]
[ID=861]
— The Purana Index
Verbal Root: To Ask or Beg
3 definitions
To ask or beg
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 069]
अर्थ (artha) r. 10th cl. (अर्थ (artha)यते (arthayate) sometimes- ति (ti)) To ask or beg. [ID=3300]
अर्थ (artha) r. 10th cl. (अर्थ (artha)यते (arthayate) sometimes- ति (ti)) To ask or beg. [ID=3300]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
To ask, beg, or supplicate.
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 054-a]
अर्थ (artha) (ङ क त) अर्थ (artha)यते ((ṅa ka ta) arthayate) 10. d. To ask, to beg, to supplicate. [ID=2751]
अर्थ (artha) (ङ क त) अर्थ (artha)यते ((ṅa ka ta) arthayate) 10. d. To ask, to beg, to supplicate. [ID=2751]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
To ask or beg
अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 057-b]
अर्थ (artha)
अर्थ (artha)
r. 10th el. (अर्थ (artha)यते (arthayate) sometimes -ति (-ti)) To ask or beg.
[ID=3298]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Thing, Object, Substance (including Sensory Objects)
2 definitions
thing or object
thing, object (said of the membrum virile, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv ) [ID=15843]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an object of the senses
object of the senses, VarBṛS. [ID=15844]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Advantage, Profit, Benefit, Utility
1 definition
advantage, use, utility
advantage, use, utility (generally named with kāma and dharma See त्रि-वर्ग (tri-varga); used in wishing well to another dat. or gen. Pāṇini (Author) ii, 3, 73) [ID=15842]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Affair, Business, Work, Concern
1 definition
affair, concern
affair, concern (Ved. often acc. अर्थम् (artham) with √इ (i), or गम् (gam), to go to one's business, take up one's work, RV. &c.) [ID=15849]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Aim, Purpose, Intention, Sake
1 definition
aim, purpose
(H1) [Printed book page 90,2]
अर्थ (artha) m. n. [in Ṛg-veda (Title) i -ix only n.; in Ṛg-veda (Title) x , six times n. and thrice m.; in later Sanskṛt only m.] aim, purpose (very often अर्थ (artha)म् (artham), अर्थ (artha)े (arthe)न (arthena), अर्थ (artha)ाय (arthāya), and अर्थ (artha)े (arthe) ifc. or with gen. ‘for the sake of, on account of, in behalf of, for’) [ID=15840]
अर्थ (artha) m. n. [in Ṛg-veda (Title) i -ix only n.; in Ṛg-veda (Title) x , six times n. and thrice m.; in later Sanskṛt only m.] aim, purpose (very often अर्थ (artha)म् (artham), अर्थ (artha)े (arthe)न (arthena), अर्थ (artha)ाय (arthāya), and अर्थ (artha)े (arthe) ifc. or with gen. ‘for the sake of, on account of, in behalf of, for’) [ID=15840]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Astrological / Astronomical Term
1 definition
the second astrological mansion
(hence in astron.) N. of the second mansion, the mansion of wealth (cf. धन (dhana)), VarBṛS. [ID=15847]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Cause, Motive, Reason
1 definition
cause, motive, reason
[Printed book page 90,3]
cause, motive, reason, Manu-smṛti (Title) ii, 213 , &c. [ID=15841]
cause, motive, reason, Manu-smṛti (Title) ii, 213 , &c. [ID=15841]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Legal Action, Lawsuit
1 definition
lawsuit, action
(in law) lawsuit, action [ID=15850]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Manner, Kind, Sort
1 definition
1. Manner or kind. 2. Prohibition or prevention.
manner, kind, L., prohibition, prevention, L. [ID=15853]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Meaning, Sense, Signification
1 definition
sense, meaning, or notion
sense, meaning, notion (cf. अर्थ-शब्दौ (artha-śabdau) and अर्थात् (arthāt) s.v. below and वेदतत्त्वा (vedatattvā)र्थ-विद् (rtha-vid)) [ID=15852]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Numerical Value (Five)
1 definition
the number five
(hence) the number ‘five’, Sūryas. [ID=15845]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Price, Value
1 definition
price
price (for अर्घ (argha), q.v.), L. [ID=15854]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Request, Plea, Need, Want
1 definition
1. Having to do with. 2. Wanting or needing something.
having to do with (instr.), wanting, needing anything (instr.), ŚBr., &c. [ID=15851]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Wealth, Property, Money, Possessions
1 definition
substance, wealth, property, opulence, money
substance, wealth, property, opulence, money [ID=15846]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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