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arthaअर्थártha m. n. [in [RV. i]-[ix] only n.; in [RV. x], six times n. and thrice m.; in later Sanskṛt only m.] aim, purpose (very often artham, arthena, arthāya, and arthe ifc. or with gen. ‘for the sake of, on account of, in behalf of, for’)
cause, motive, reason, [Mn. ii, 213], &c.
advantage, use, utility (generally named with kāma and dharma See tri-varga; used in wishing well to another dat. or gen. [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 73])
thing, object (said of the membrum virile, [ŚBr. xiv])
object of the senses, [VarBṛS.]
(hence) the number ‘five’, [Sūryas.]
substance, wealth, property, opulence, money
(hence in astron.) N. of the second mansion, the mansion of wealth (cf. dhana), [VarBṛS.]
personified as the son of Dharma and Buddhi, [BhP.]
affair, concern (Ved. often acc. ártham with √ i, or gam, to go to one's business, take up one's work, [RV.] &c.)
(in law) lawsuit, action
having to do with (instr.), wanting, needing anything (instr.), [ŚBr.], &c.
sense, meaning, notion (cf. artha-śabdau and arthāt s.v. below and vedatattvārtha-vid)
manner, kind, [L.], prohibition, prevention, [L.]
price (for argha, q.v.), [L.]
arthamअर्थम्acc. ind. See s.v. ártha.
arthadaअर्थदartha—da mfn. conferring advantage, profitable, [Kathās.]
munificent, [Mn. ii, 109.]
arthanāअर्थनाf. request, entreaty, [Kathās.]; [Naiṣ.]
arthabhājअर्थभाज्artha—bhāj mfn. entitled to a share in the division of property.
arthaghnaअर्थघ्नartha—ghna mfn. destroying wealth, wasteful, extravagant, [Mn. ix, 80] and [Yājñ. i, 73]
destroying advantage, causing loss, or damage, [Vātsy.]
arthaśrīअर्थश्रीartha—śrī f. great wealth, [Kathās.]
arthadṛśअर्थदृश्artha—dṛś f. an eye on (i.e. consideration of) the truth, [BhP.]
arthajñaअर्थज्ञartha—jña mfn. = -kovida above, [R. iii, 71, 1]
understanding the sense (of a word), [Nir.] &c.
arthakṛtअर्थकृत्artha—kṛt mfn. causing profit, useful.
arthatasअर्थतस्artha—tas ind. towards a particular object, [Sāṅkhyak.]; [Mcar.]
(ifc.) for the sake of [Pañcat.]
in fact, really, truly, [R.] &c.
for the profit of
with respect to the sense, [VarBṛS.] (opposed to grantha-tas and sūtra-tas, [Jain.])
arthatṛṣअर्थतृष्artha—tṛṣ mfn. greedy after money, [BhP.]
arthavatअर्थवत्artha—vat mfn. wealthy
full of sense, significant, [Pāṇ. i, 2, 45], &c.
suitable to the object, fitting, [RPrāt.]; [KātyŚr.]
full of reality, real
artha—vat m. (ān) a man, [L.]
artha—vat ind. according to a purpose, [Mn. v, 134]; [Yājñ. iii, 2.]
arthavidअर्थविद्artha—vid mfn. knowing the sense, [Ragh. iii, 21.]
arthabhedaअर्थभेदartha—bheda m. distinction or difference of meaning.
arthabhṛtaअर्थभृतartha—bhṛta mfn. having high wages (as a servant).
arthaśaucaअर्थशौचartha—śauca n. purity, honesty in money matters (cf. -prayoga above), [Mn. v, 106]; [Kām.]
arthadānaअर्थदानartha—dāna n. donation of money, present, [MBh.]
a present given with a (selfish) purpose, [Hcat.]
arthadoṣaअर्थदोषartha—doṣa m. a mistake with regard to the meaning, [Sāh.]; [Kpr.]
arthagataअर्थगतartha—gata mfn. = gatārtha, (g. ākitāgny-ādi, q.v.)
arthagatiअर्थगतिartha—gati f. understanding the sense, [Pat.]
f. meaning, sense, [SaddhP.]
arthagṛhaअर्थगृहartha—gṛha n. a treasury, [Hariv.]
arthaguṇaअर्थगुणartha—guṇa m. preference or advantage in regard to the sense, [Kpr.]
arthahāniअर्थहानिartha—hāni f. loss of wealth, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.]
arthahīnaअर्थहीनartha—hīna mfn. ‘deprived’ of sense, unmeaning, nonsensical
deprived of wealth, poor, [L.]
arthaharaअर्थहरartha—hara mfn. inheriting wealth, [Viṣṇus.]
arthajātaअर्थजातartha—jāta n. sg. and pl. collection of goods, money, [Mṛcch.]
things, objects, [Śak.]; [Daś.]
arthakāmaअर्थकामartha—kāma n. [[R. ii, 86, 6] v.l.] m. du. [[R. ii, 86, 6]; [Mn., iv, 176]] m. pl. [[Mn. ii, 13]] utility and desire, wealth and pleasure
artha—kāma mfn. desirous of wealth, N. [MBh. xii, 220], desiring to be useful.
arthakathāअर्थकथाartha—kathā f. (fr. Pāli aṭṭhakathā) ‘explaining meanings’, a class of Buddhist wks., [MWB. 65]
arthakaraअर्थकरartha—kara mf(I)n. ([Pāṇ. iii, 2, 20], Sch.) producing advantage, useful, [Hit.]
arthakṛtaअर्थकृतartha—kṛta mfn. made for a special purpose, [Jaim.]
made only with regard to utility, interested (as friendship), [BhP.]
caused by the sense of a word (opposed to śabda-k° and desa-k) Comm. on [VPrāt.]
arthalābhaअर्थलाभartha—lābha m. acquisition of wealth.
arthaleśaअर्थलेशartha—leśa m. a little wealth.
arthalobhaअर्थलोभartha—lobha m. desire of wealth, avarice.
arthalolaअर्थलोलartha—lola mfn. coveting money, [Kālac.]
arthalopaअर्थलोपartha—lopa m. failing or non-existence of an aim, [Jaim.]; [KātyŚr.]
(also) loss of property, [MBh.]
arthamayaअर्थमयartha—maya mfn. useful, [Bhām.]
arthanāśaअर्थनाशartha—nāśa m. loss of money.
arthanīyaअर्थनीयmfn. to be requested, asked for.
arthapāṭhaअर्थपाठartha—pāṭha m. the reading required by the sense, [ĀpGṛ.], Sch.
arthapālaअर्थपालartha—pāla m. N. of a man, [Daś.]
arthapadaअर्थपदartha—pada n. N. of the Vārttikas on [Pāṇ.]; [R. vii, 36, 45.]
arthaparaअर्थपरartha—para mfn. intent on gaining wealth, niggardly, [R.]
artha—para mfn. greedy, covetous, [R.]
arthapatiअर्थपतिartha—pati m. ‘lord of wealth’, a rich man, [VarBṛS.] &c.
a king, [Ragh.] &c.
N. of Kubera, [L.]
of the grandfather of the poet Bāṇa, [Kād.] (cf. ārtha-patya.)
artharāśiअर्थराशिartha—rāśi m. great wealth, [Daś.]
artharūpaअर्थरूपartha—rūpa n. a thing, matter, [Pat.]
artharuciअर्थरुचिartha—ruci mfn. = -citta, [Mudr.]
arthasāraअर्थसारartha—sāra m. n. a considerable property, [Pañcat.]
([Hit.])
arthasamaअर्थसमartha—sama mfn. having the same sense, synonymous, [L.]
arthavādaअर्थवादartha—vāda m. explanation of the meaning (of any precept), [KātyŚr.]; [Nyāyad.] &c.
praise, eulogium, [Uttarar.]
(also) speaking for gain, [L.]
arthavaśaअर्थवशartha—vaśa cause and effect, [Sukh. i]
arthaśālinअर्थशालिन्artha—śālin mfn. wealthy
artha—śālin m. a wealthy man.
arthaśabdauअर्थशब्दौartha—śabdau m. du. = śabdārthau, word and sense, (g. rājadantādi.)
arthaśleṣaअर्थश्लेषartha—śleṣa m. a pun or quibble based upon the sense (not upon the form of words, as opp. to śabda-śl°), [Śiś. ix, 31], Sch.
arthabandhaअर्थबन्धartha—bandha m. ‘binding the sense together’, a word or sentence, [Śāk.]; [Vikr.]
arthacaryāअर्थचर्याartha—caryā f. doing business, [ĀśvGṛ.]
promoting another's affairs (one of the 7 elements of popularity), [Jātakam.] ([Dharmas. 19])
arthacintāअर्थचिन्ताartha—cintana, n. or artha—cintā, f. attention or consideration of affairs, [Sāh.]
arthacitraअर्थचित्रartha—citra n. ‘variety in sense’, a pun, [Kpr.]
arthacittaअर्थचित्तartha—citta mfn. thinking on or desirous of wealth.
arthadattaअर्थदत्तartha—datta m. N. of wealthy merchants, [Kathās.]; [Vet.]
arthadṛṣṭiअर्थदृष्टिartha—dṛṣṭi f. seeing profit, [BhP.]
arthahārinअर्थहारिन्artha—hārin mfn. stealing money, [Kathās.]
arthakāśinअर्थकाशिन्artha—kāśin mfn. only apparently (i.e. not really) of use or utility, [BhP.]
arthakāmyaअर्थकाम्यartha—kāmya Nom. P. °yati, to wish for money, [Śiś.]
arthakārinअर्थकारिन्artha—kārin ([R.]), mfn. useful, profitable
arthakartṛअर्थकर्तृartha—kartṛ ([Kālac.]) mfn. useful, profitable
arthakṛtyāअर्थकृत्याartha—kṛtya, n. [[R.]] or artha—kṛtyā, f. [[Megh.]] settling a matter or affair.
arthakṛtyaअर्थकृत्यartha—kṛtya, n. [[R.]] or artha—kṛtyā, f. [[Megh.]] settling a matter or affair.
arthakriyāअर्थक्रियाartha—kriyā f. an action performed with a special purpose, [Sarvad.]
the being useful (to others), [Lalit.]
arthalubdhaअर्थलुब्धartha—lubdha mfn. greedy of wealth, covetous, niggardly, [Daś.]
arthamātraअर्थमात्रartha—mātra f. n. property, money, [Pañcat.]; [Kathās.]
artha—mātra mfn. being only the matter itself, [Yogas.]
arthamanasअर्थमनस्artha—manas mfn. having an aim in view, [Gobh.]
arthamattaअर्थमत्तartha—matta mfn. proud of money, [Daś.]
arthanyūnaअर्थन्यूनartha—nyūna mfn. ‘deficient in wealth’, poor, [MBh.]
arthasiddhaअर्थसिद्धartha—siddha mfn. clear in itself, self-evident
artha—siddha m. N. of the tenth day of the Karma-māsa, [Sūryapr.]
N. of Śākyamuni in one of his previous births (as a Bodhisattva).
arthasiddhiअर्थसिद्धिartha—siddhi f. acquisition of wealth, [Car.]
success, [Ragh. ii, 21]
N. of a particular magical faculty
artha—siddhi m. N. of a son of Puṣya, [Hariv.]
arthatṛṣṇāअर्थतृष्णाartha—tṛṣṇā f. desire for wealth or money, [VP.]; [BhP.]
arthavādinअर्थवादिन्artha—vādin mfn. ‘relating facts’, [Pañcat.]
arthavattāअर्थवत्ताartha—vat-tā, f. or artha—vat-tva, n. significance, importance.
arthavṛddhiअर्थवृद्धिartha—vṛddhi f. accumulation of wealth.
arthavidyāअर्थविद्याartha—vidyā f. knowledge of practical life, [MBh. vii, 169.]
arthavyayaअर्थव्ययartha—vyaya m. expenditure
arthayogyaअर्थयोग्यartha—yogya mfn. useful, profitable, [Daś.]
arthayuktaअर्थयुक्तartha—yukta mfn. significant, [Kum. i, 13.]
arthayuktiअर्थयुक्तिartha—yukti f. gain, profit.
arthabhraṃśaअर्थभ्रंशartha—bhraṃśa m. loss of fortune, ruin, [VarBṛS.]
failing of an aim or of an intention.
arthaśāstraअर्थशास्त्रartha—śāstra n. a book treating of practical life (cf. -vidyā above) and political government (cf. -cintana above), [MBh.] &c.
arthadāyādaअर्थदायादartha—dāyāda m. an heir to wealth, [Bcar.]
arthadūṣaṇaअर्थदूषणartha—dūṣaṇa n. spoiling of (another's or one's own) property, either ‘unjust seizure of property’ or ‘prodigality’, [Mn. vii, 48] & [51], &c.
arthadarśinअर्थदर्शिन्artha—darśin m. N. of one of the 24 mythical Buddhas, [MWB. 136]. n. 1
arthagrāhinअर्थग्राहिन्artha—grāhin mfn. choosing advantage, [Āp.]
arthahārakaअर्थहारकartha—hāraka mf(ikA)n. stealing money
arthahārikāअर्थहारिकाartha—hārikā f. N. of a female demon, [MārkP.]
arthakārśyaअर्थकार्श्यartha—kārśya n. poverty, [Ragh. v, 21.]
arthakārakaअर्थकारकartha—kāraka m. N. of a son of Dyutimat, [MārkP.] (v.l. andha-k°, [VP.])
arthakarmanअर्थकर्मन्artha—karman n. an action on purpose (opposed to guṇa-karman, q.v.)
arthakṛcchraअर्थकृच्छ्रartha—kṛcchra n. sg. [[R. iv, 7, 9]] or pl. [[N.]] a difficult matter.
arthakovidaअर्थकोविदartha—kovida mfn. expert in any matter, experienced, [R. vi, 4, 8.]
arthalāghavaअर्थलाघवartha—lāghava n. taking a thing easily, [Naiṣ.]
arthanāśakaअर्थनाशकartha—nāśaka mfn. wasting money, prodigal, [Daś.]