a. 1 Respectable, worthy of respect, deserving; arhāvabhojayan vi- pro daṃḍamarhati māṣakaṃ Ms. 8. 392.

2 Worthy of, having a claim to, en- titled to, with acc., inf., or in comp.; naivārhaḥ paitṛkaṃ rikthaṃ patitotpādito hi saḥ Ms. 9. 144; saṃskāramarhastvaṃ na ca lapsyase Rām.; tasmānnārhā vayaṃ haṃtuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrān sva- bāṃdhavān Bg. 1. 37; pradakṣiṇakriyārhāyāṃ R. 1. 76; so mānaº, vadhaº, daṃḍaº &c.

3 Being...