a. [arth-ini] 1 Seeking to gain or obtain, wishing for, desirous of, with instr. or in comp; tuṣairarthinaḥ Dk. 132; koṣadaṃḍābhyāṃ Mu. 5; ko vadhe- na mamārthī syāt Mb., Ve. 6. 25; arthārthī Pt. 1. 4, 9.

2 Entreating or begging any one (with gen.); arthī vararucirme- 'stu Ks.

3 Possessed of desires; a- narthī prārthanāvahaḥ R. 10. 18. m. 1 One who asks, begs or solicits; a beggar, suppliant, suitor;...