Dictionary meanings for arth from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
10 A. [arthayate, epic arthate; arthayāṃcake, arthayiṣyate, ārtathata, arthayituṃ, arthita] 1 To request, beg, supplicate, ask, entreat, solicit (with two acc.); tvāmimamarthamarthayate Dk. 71; tamabhikramya sarve'dya vayaṃcārthāmahe vasu Mb.; prahastamartha- yāṃcakre yoddhuṃ Bk. 14. 88.
2 To strive to obtain, desire, wish.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.10 A1. arthayate (2. du. arthayāse RV. x, 106, 7; Subj. 2. sg. arthayāse RV. i, 82, s); rarely cl.1 A1. (1. pl. arthāmahe MBh. iii, 8613) to strive to obtain, desire, wish, request, ask for (acc.; rarely Inf. [ Bhat2t2. yoddhum ]); to supplicate or entreat...
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