pāramārthika

Dictionary meanings for pāramārthika from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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pāramārthika

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (kī f.) [paramārthāya hitaṃ ṭhak] 1 Relating to paramārtha or the highest truth or spiritual know- ledge.

2 Real, essential, truly or really existent; sattā trividhā pāra- mārthikī, vyāvahārikī, prātātikī ca Vedānta.

3 Caring for truth, lov- ing truth or right; na lokaḥ pāramārthi- kaḥ Pt. 1. 342.

4 Excellent, su- premely good, best.

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