Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [bhāva-svārthe ka] 1 Effect- ing, bringing about.
2 Promoting any one's welfare.
3 Fancying, ima- gining.
4 Having a taste for the sublime and beautiful, having a poetic taste. kaḥ 1 A feeling, sen- timent.
2 The external manifesta- tion of one's sentiments (especially of love).
