arthaḥ

Dictionary meanings for arthaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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arthaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[In some of its senses from arth; in others from ṛ-than Uṇ. 2. 4; aryate hyasau arthibhiḥ Nir.] 1 Object, pur- pose, end and aim; wish, desire; jñātārtho jñātasaṃbaṃdhaḥ śrotuṃ śrotā pravartate; siddhaº, ºparipaṃthī Mu. 5; ºvaśāt 5. 8; [Page0166-a+ 58] smartavyosmi satyarthe Dk. 117 if it be nec- essary; Y. 2. 46; M. 4. 6; oft. used in this sense as the last member of compounds and translated by ‘for’, ‘intended...

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