artha अर्थ ártha 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.] artham अर्थम् acc. ind. See s.v. ártha. arthada अर्थद artha—da mfn. conferring advantage, profitable, [Kathās.] munificent, [Mn. ii, 109.] arthanā अर्थना f. request, entreaty, [Kathās.]; [Naiṣ.] arthabhāj अर्थभाज् artha—bhāj mfn. entitled to a share in the division of property. arthaghna अर्थघ्न artha—ghna mfn. destroying wealth, wasteful, extravagant, [Mn. ix, 80] and [Yājñ. i, 73] destroying advantage, causing loss, or damage, [Vātsy.] arthaśrī अर्थश्री artha—śrī f. great wealth, [Kathās.] arthadṛś अर्थदृश् artha—dṛś f. an eye on (i.e. consideration of) the truth, [BhP.] arthajña अर्थज्ञ artha—jña mfn. = -kovida above, [R. iii, 71, 1] understanding the sense (of a word), [Nir.] &c. arthakṛt अर्थकृत् artha—kṛt mfn. causing profit, useful. arthatas अर्थतस् artha—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.]) arthatṛṣ अर्थतृष् artha—tṛṣ mfn. greedy after money, [BhP.] arthavat अर्थवत् artha—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.] arthavid अर्थविद् artha—vid mfn. knowing the sense, [Ragh. iii, 21.] arthabheda अर्थभेद artha—bheda m. distinction or difference of meaning. arthabhṛta अर्थभृत artha—bhṛta mfn. having high wages (as a servant). arthaśauca अर्थशौच artha—śauca n. purity, honesty in money matters (cf. -prayoga above), [Mn. v, 106]; [Kām.] arthadāna अर्थदान artha—dāna n. donation of money, present, [MBh.] a present given with a (selfish) purpose, [Hcat.] arthadoṣa अर्थदोष artha—doṣa m. a mistake with regard to the meaning, [Sāh.]; [Kpr.] arthagata अर्थगत artha—gata mfn. = gatārtha, (g. ākitāgny-ādi, q.v.) arthagati अर्थगति artha—gati f. understanding the sense, [Pat.] f. meaning, sense, [SaddhP.] arthagṛha अर्थगृह artha—gṛha n. a treasury, [Hariv.] arthaguṇa अर्थगुण artha—guṇa m. preference or advantage in regard to the sense, [Kpr.] arthahāni अर्थहानि artha—hāni f. loss of wealth, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] arthahīna अर्थहीन artha—hīna mfn. ‘deprived’ of sense, unmeaning, nonsensical deprived of wealth, poor, [L.] arthahara अर्थहर artha—hara mfn. inheriting wealth, [Viṣṇus.] arthajāta अर्थजात artha—jāta n. sg. and pl. collection of goods, money, [Mṛcch.] things, objects, [Śak.]; [Daś.] arthakāma अर्थकाम artha—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. arthakathā अर्थकथा artha—kathā f. (fr. Pāli aṭṭhakathā) ‘explaining meanings’, a class of Buddhist wks., [MWB. 65] arthakara अर्थकर artha—kara mf(I)n. ([Pāṇ. iii, 2, 20], Sch.) producing advantage, useful, [Hit.] arthakṛta अर्थकृत artha—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.] arthalābha अर्थलाभ artha—lābha m. acquisition of wealth. arthaleśa अर्थलेश artha—leśa m. a little wealth. arthalobha अर्थलोभ artha—lobha m. desire of wealth, avarice. arthalola अर्थलोल artha—lola mfn. coveting money, [Kālac.] arthalopa अर्थलोप artha—lopa m. failing or non-existence of an aim, [Jaim.]; [KātyŚr.] (also) loss of property, [MBh.] arthamaya अर्थमय artha—maya mfn. useful, [Bhām.] arthanāśa अर्थनाश artha—nāśa m. loss of money. arthanīya अर्थनीय mfn. to be requested, asked for. arthapāṭha अर्थपाठ artha—pāṭha m. the reading required by the sense, [ĀpGṛ.], Sch. arthapāla अर्थपाल artha—pāla m. N. of a man, [Daś.] arthapada अर्थपद artha—pada n. N. of the Vārttikas on [Pāṇ.]; [R. vii, 36, 45.] arthapara अर्थपर artha—para mfn. intent on gaining wealth, niggardly, [R.] artha—para mfn. greedy, covetous, [R.] arthapati अर्थपति artha—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.) artharāśi अर्थराशि artha—rāśi m. great wealth, [Daś.] artharūpa अर्थरूप artha—rūpa n. a thing, matter, [Pat.] artharuci अर्थरुचि artha—ruci mfn. = -citta, [Mudr.] arthasāra अर्थसार artha—sāra m. n. a considerable property, [Pañcat.] ([Hit.]) arthasama अर्थसम artha—sama mfn. having the same sense, synonymous, [L.] arthavāda अर्थवाद artha—vāda m. explanation of the meaning (of any precept), [KātyŚr.]; [Nyāyad.] &c. praise, eulogium, [Uttarar.] (also) speaking for gain, [L.] arthavaśa अर्थवश artha—vaśa cause and effect, [Sukh. i] arthaśālin अर्थशालिन् artha—śālin mfn. wealthy artha—śālin m. a wealthy man. arthaśabdau अर्थशब्दौ artha—śabdau m. du. = śabdārthau, word and sense, (g. rājadantādi.) arthaśleṣa अर्थश्लेष artha—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. arthabandha अर्थबन्ध artha—bandha m. ‘binding the sense together’, a word or sentence, [Śāk.]; [Vikr.] arthacaryā अर्थचर्या artha—caryā f. doing business, [ĀśvGṛ.] promoting another's affairs (one of the 7 elements of popularity), [Jātakam.] ([Dharmas. 19]) arthacintā अर्थचिन्ता artha—cintana, n. or artha—cintā, f. attention or consideration of affairs, [Sāh.] arthacitra अर्थचित्र artha—citra n. ‘variety in sense’, a pun, [Kpr.] arthacitta अर्थचित्त artha—citta mfn. thinking on or desirous of wealth. arthadatta अर्थदत्त artha—datta m. N. of wealthy merchants, [Kathās.]; [Vet.] arthadṛṣṭi अर्थदृष्टि artha—dṛṣṭi f. seeing profit, [BhP.] arthahārin अर्थहारिन् artha—hārin mfn. stealing money, [Kathās.] arthakāśin अर्थकाशिन् artha—kāśin mfn. only apparently (i.e. not really) of use or utility, [BhP.] arthakāmya अर्थकाम्य artha—kāmya Nom. P. °yati, to wish for money, [Śiś.] arthakārin अर्थकारिन् artha—kārin ([R.]), mfn. useful, profitable arthakartṛ अर्थकर्तृ artha—kartṛ ([Kālac.]) mfn. useful, profitable arthakṛtyā अर्थकृत्या artha—kṛtya, n. [[R.]] or artha—kṛtyā, f. [[Megh.]] settling a matter or affair. arthakṛtya अर्थकृत्य artha—kṛtya, n. [[R.]] or artha—kṛtyā, f. [[Megh.]] settling a matter or affair. arthakriyā अर्थक्रिया artha—kriyā f. an action performed with a special purpose, [Sarvad.] the being useful (to others), [Lalit.] arthalubdha अर्थलुब्ध artha—lubdha mfn. greedy of wealth, covetous, niggardly, [Daś.] arthamātra अर्थमात्र artha—mātra f. n. property, money, [Pañcat.]; [Kathās.] artha—mātra mfn. being only the matter itself, [Yogas.] arthamanas अर्थमनस् artha—manas mfn. having an aim in view, [Gobh.] arthamatta अर्थमत्त artha—matta mfn. proud of money, [Daś.] arthanyūna अर्थन्यून artha—nyūna mfn. ‘deficient in wealth’, poor, [MBh.] arthasiddha अर्थसिद्ध artha—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). arthasiddhi अर्थसिद्धि artha—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.] arthatṛṣṇā अर्थतृष्णा artha—tṛṣṇā f. desire for wealth or money, [VP.]; [BhP.] arthavādin अर्थवादिन् artha—vādin mfn. ‘relating facts’, [Pañcat.] arthavattā अर्थवत्ता artha—vat-tā, f. or artha—vat-tva, n. significance, importance. arthavṛddhi अर्थवृद्धि artha—vṛddhi f. accumulation of wealth. arthavidyā अर्थविद्या artha—vidyā f. knowledge of practical life, [MBh. vii, 169.] arthavyaya अर्थव्यय artha—vyaya m. expenditure arthayogya अर्थयोग्य artha—yogya mfn. useful, profitable, [Daś.] arthayukta अर्थयुक्त artha—yukta mfn. significant, [Kum. i, 13.] arthayukti अर्थयुक्ति artha—yukti f. gain, profit. arthabhraṃśa अर्थभ्रंश artha—bhraṃśa m. loss of fortune, ruin, [VarBṛS.] failing of an aim or of an intention. arthaśāstra अर्थशास्त्र artha—śāstra n. a book treating of practical life (cf. -vidyā above) and political government (cf. -cintana above), [MBh.] &c. arthadāyāda अर्थदायाद artha—dāyāda m. an heir to wealth, [Bcar.] arthadūṣaṇa अर्थदूषण artha—dūṣaṇa n. spoiling of (another's or one's own) property, either ‘unjust seizure of property’ or ‘prodigality’, [Mn. vii, 48] & [51], &c. arthadarśin अर्थदर्शिन् artha—darśin m. N. of one of the 24 mythical Buddhas, [MWB. 136]. n. 1 arthagrāhin अर्थग्राहिन् artha—grāhin mfn. choosing advantage, [Āp.] arthahāraka अर्थहारक artha—hāraka mf(ikA)n. stealing money arthahārikā अर्थहारिका artha—hārikā f. N. of a female demon, [MārkP.] arthakārśya अर्थकार्श्य artha—kārśya n. poverty, [Ragh. v, 21.] arthakāraka अर्थकारक artha—kāraka m. N. of a son of Dyutimat, [MārkP.] (v.l. andha-k°, [VP.]) arthakarman अर्थकर्मन् artha—karman n. an action on purpose (opposed to guṇa-karman, q.v.) arthakṛcchra अर्थकृच्छ्र artha—kṛcchra n. sg. [[R. iv, 7, 9]] or pl. [[N.]] a difficult matter. arthakovida अर्थकोविद artha—kovida mfn. expert in any matter, experienced, [R. vi, 4, 8.] arthalāghava अर्थलाघव artha—lāghava n. taking a thing easily, [Naiṣ.] arthanāśaka अर्थनाशक artha—nāśaka mfn. wasting money, prodigal, [Daś.]