a. [anugataḥ arthaṃ] Having the meaning clear or intelligible, having a meaning easily deducible from the etymology of the word; hence, true to the sense, significant; tathaiva sobhūdanvartho rājā prakṛtiraṃjanāt R. 4. 12; anvarthā tairvasuṃdharā Ki. 11. 64; Śi. 12. 23; anvartha evāyamadhunā pralāpo vartate U. 3.; anvarthatopi nanu rākṣasa rākṣasosi Mu. 5. 7 in the true sense of the word, properly so called. Comp....

mf (A) n. conformable to the meaning, agreeing with the true meaning Ragh. iv, 12 46,2 8767 mf (A) n. having the meaning obvious, intelligible, clear. 006308 46,2 8768 n. the literal acceptation of the meaning of a word (as opposed to the conventional). 006309 46,2 8769 f. a term whose meaning is intelligible in itself (opposed to such technical terms as bha, ghu, &c) 006310 46,2 8770