# अर्थ (artha)

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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 — E. ṛ to go, and than Uṇādi aff
- **SLP1:** `arTa`  **IAST:** artha  **Devanagari:** अर्थ
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/artha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आर्थ (ārtha)

## Meanings by context

### Comprehensive Overviews, Grammatical Usage, or Multi-Sense Listings (11 definitions)
- from meaning or necessity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 90,3] अर्थात् (arthāt) a abl. ind. See s.v. below [ ID=15855 ]
- with the root kṛ  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अर्थे (arthe) loc. ind. with √ 1. कृ (kṛ) ( g. सक्षाद् - आदि (sakṣād-ādi), q.v. ) [ ID=15856 ]
- 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.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 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.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. Wealth. 2. Meaning. 3. Object or thing. 4. Cause. 5. Lawsuit.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्थ (artha) ( थः ) ((thaḥ)) 1. m. Wealth; meaning; thing; cause; law suit. [ ID=2752 ]
- 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.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 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.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 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.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 0050-a ] 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 Page0050-b+ 45 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 ]
- 1. Aim, purpose, meaning, or object. 2. Wealth, property, or money. 3. Profit or advantage. 4. Thing, matter, business, cause, suit, or action.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. Aim, purpose, or errand. 2. Thing, matter, or affair. 3. Advantage, wealth, or property. 4. Meaning or intent.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > 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, 59 15. [‘that which one goes for,’ √ṛ, 1163. ] [ ID=406 ]
- 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.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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- Page0084-a+ 80 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 ]

### Mythological Figure / Personification (3 definitions)
- personified as the son of Dharma and Buddhi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > personified as the son of Dharma and Buddhi, BhP. [ ID=15848 ]
- 1. The son of Dharma and Shri. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 090-2 ] Artha (profit). § 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 59, 2253 (son of Dharma and Śrī), 2254; XII, 10407 (= Śiva, 1000 names 1 ); XIII, 1166 (do., 1000 names 2 ); XIII, 6995 (= Viṣṇu, 1000 names). [ ID=836 ]
- wealth born of righteousness and intelligence  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 ]

### Verbal Root: To Ask or Beg (3 definitions)
- To ask or beg  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 069 ] अर्थ (artha) r. 10th cl. ( अर्थ (artha) यते (arthayate) sometimes- ति (ti) ) To ask or beg. [ ID=3300 ]
- To ask, beg, or supplicate.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- To ask or beg  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्थ (artha) [Printed book page 057-b ] अर्थ (artha) r. 10th el. ( अर्थ (artha) यते (arthayate) sometimes - ति (-ti) ) To ask or beg. [ ID=3298 ]

### Thing, Object, Substance (including Sensory Objects) (2 definitions)
- thing or object  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > thing, object (said of the membrum virile, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv ) [ ID=15843 ]
- an object of the senses  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > object of the senses, VarBṛS. [ ID=15844 ]

### Advantage, Profit, Benefit, Utility (1 definition)
- advantage, use, utility  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > 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 ]

### Affair, Business, Work, Concern (1 definition)
- affair, concern  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > 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 ]

### Aim, Purpose, Intention, Sake (1 definition)
- aim, purpose  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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 ]

### Astrological / Astronomical Term (1 definition)
- the second astrological mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (hence in astron. ) N. of the second mansion, the mansion of wealth ( cf. धन (dhana) ), VarBṛS. [ ID=15847 ]

### Cause, Motive, Reason (1 definition)
- cause, motive, reason  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 90,3] cause, motive, reason, Manu-smṛti (Title) ii, 213, &c. [ ID=15841 ]

### Legal Action, Lawsuit (1 definition)
- lawsuit, action  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in law) lawsuit, action [ ID=15850 ]

### Manner, Kind, Sort (1 definition)
- 1. Manner or kind. 2. Prohibition or prevention.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > manner, kind, L., prohibition, prevention, L. [ ID=15853 ]

### Meaning, Sense, Signification (1 definition)
- sense, meaning, or notion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sense, meaning, notion ( cf. अर्थ - शब्दौ (artha-śabdau) and अर्थात् (arthāt) s.v. below and वेदतत्त्वा (vedatattvā) र्थ - विद् (rtha-vid) ) [ ID=15852 ]

### Numerical Value (Five) (1 definition)
- the number five  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (hence) the number ‘five’, Sūryas. [ ID=15845 ]

### Price, Value (1 definition)
- price  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > price (for अर्घ (argha), q.v. ), L. [ ID=15854 ]

### Request, Plea, Need, Want (1 definition)
- 1. Having to do with. 2. Wanting or needing something.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > having to do with ( instr. ), wanting, needing anything ( instr. ), ŚBr., &c. [ ID=15851 ]

### Wealth, Property, Money, Possessions (1 definition)
- substance, wealth, property, opulence, money  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > substance, wealth, property, opulence, money [ ID=15846 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; 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, University of Cologne.

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