English Meaning of artha

Meaning of 'artha'

m (S) Meaning, signification, sense, import, interpretation. 2 Meaning, intent, aim; matter purposed or proposed. 3 Substance, wealth, property. 4 A thing or matter to be attained or accomplished, an object. Ex. dharma artha kama ani moksa he purusace a0; Sansk. adage artha va sadhayeta deha ṃva patayet Success or death; my object accomplished or my life sacrificed. 5 One of the four grand objects of the human affections and faculties, viz. the pleasures conferred by fame, power, and riches. See severally dharma, artha, kama, & moksa. 6 A material substance; a created thing; any entity or object of sense: also an existence or relation in the widest sense; any object of the exercise of the mental faculties. 7 Fruit, product, consequence. 8 Desiring, desire, seeking. 9 Substance, strength, goodness, virtue. Ex. hya setanta ata nkaṃhi ṃa0 nahi 10 ṃartha is constantly occurring in learned discourse in the compounds laksyartha Indicated, implied, or tacitlyinculcated sense; vacyartha Declared or expressed sense; vyangyartha Insinuated or covertly-intimated sense. 11 In comp. For the purpose or sake of; in order to. Ex. sitanivaranartha For the purpose of warding off the cold; adhyayanartha In order to study; udaraposanartha, devatarcanartha, danartha, grahanartha, gamanartha, kathanartha &c. 12 The learner must prepare himself to meet with some lax uses of this word: as jya arthi ntumhi magata ntya arthi ndilhe mpahije Since you ask for it, so we must give it to you. konatyahi arthane ntumace ṃvhave In some way or other; whatever be the state of the case. 13 In law. A suit or case; an action. 14 ṃartha answers closely to the word MATTER as bearing the wide sense of Thing to be done, or uttered, or understood, believed, thought &c. Ex. valha jahala sadradita mhane nkaisa artha karu ṃata ṃ Also as per the common asa artha nahi This is not the thing--the matter--(the thing said, intended, actual, come about &c.) 15 Regard or care for; sense of need of or interest in. Ex. ṃsarvaṃsa sarvanca artha asava. arthace tukade bhagavatacya cindhya Used of strained and wild exposition or interpretation. arthala marane To be extravagantly eager in pursuit of one's own interest.ṃ

Meaning of अर्थ

m (S) Meaning, signification, sense, import, interpretation. 2 Meaning, intent, aim; matter purposed or proposed. 3 Substance, wealth, property. 4 A thing or matter to be attained or accomplished, an object. Ex. धर्म अर्थ काम आणि मोक्ष हे पुरुषाचे अ0; Sansk. adage अर्थ वा साधयेत देहं वा पातयेत् Success or death; my object accomplished or my life sacrificed. 5 One of the four grand objects of the human affections and faculties, viz. the pleasures conferred by fame, power, and riches. See severally धर्म, अर्थ, काम, & मोक्ष. 6 A material substance; a created thing; any entity or object of sense: also an existence or relation in the widest sense; any object of the exercise of the mental faculties. 7 Fruit, product, consequence. 8 Desiring, desire, seeking. 9 Substance, strength, goodness, virtue. Ex. ह्या शेतांत आतां कांहीं अ0 नाहीं 10 अर्थ is constantly occurring in learned discourse in the compounds लक्ष्यार्थ Indicated, implied, or tacitlyinculcated sense; वाच्यार्थ Declared or expressed sense; व्यंग्यार्थ Insinuated or covertly-intimated sense. 11 In comp. For the purpose or sake of; in order to. Ex. शीतनिवारणार्थ For the purpose of warding off the cold; अध्ययनार्थ In order to study; उदरपोषणार्थ, देवतार्चनार्थ, दानार्थ, ग्रहणार्थ, गमनार्थ, कथनार्थ &c. 12 The learner must prepare himself to meet with some lax uses of this word: as ज्या अर्थीं तुम्ही मागतां त्या अर्थीं दिल्हें पाहिजे Since you ask for it, so we must give it to you. कोणत्याही अर्थानें तुमचें व्हावें In some way or other; whatever be the state of the case. 13 In law. A suit or case; an action. 14 अर्थ answers closely to the word MATTER as bearing the wide sense of Thing to be done, or uttered, or understood, believed, thought &c. Ex. वाल्हा जाहाला सद्रदित ॥ म्हणें कैसा अर्थ करूं आतां ॥ Also as per the common असा अर्थ नाहीं This is not the thing--the matter--(the thing said, intended, actual, come about &c.) 15 Regard or care for; sense of need of or interest in. Ex. सर्वांस सर्वांचा अर्थ असावा. अर्थाचे तुकडे भागवताच्या चिंध्या Used of strained and wild exposition or interpretation. अर्थाला मरणें To be extravagantly eager in pursuit of one's own interest.

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