ārtha

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. (rthī f.) [arthādāgataḥ aṇ] 1 Relating to a thing or object. --2 Relating to, dependent on, sense (opp. śābda); ārthi upamā &c. --3 Material, significant.

[mw] mf (I) n. (fr. artha), relating to a thing or object 152,1 26458 mf (I) n. material, significant (opposed to śābda q.v.) Sa1h. 152,1 26459 mf (I) n. resulting from or based on the possession of a thing Pat. 018910 152,1 26460 n. significance. 018911 152,1 26461

Root

√śabda शब्द

Gaṇa 10· curadi· Ubhayapada · āviṣkāre, bhaṣaṇe

to utter, to sound, to explain

Explore √śabda

Appears in 207 texts

Abhidhanacintamani Abhidharmakosa Abhinavacintamani Acintyastava Agnipurana Aitareya-Aranyaka Aitareyabrahmana Amarakosa Anandakanda Apastambadharmasutra Apastambagrhyasutra Apastambasrautasutra Arthasastra Aryasaptasati Astadhyayi Astangahrdayasamhita Astangasamgraha Astasahasrika Astavakragita Asvalayanagrhyasutra Atharvaprayascittani Avadanasataka Ayurvedadipika Baudhayanadharmasutra Baudhayanagrhyasutra Bhadrabahucarita Bhagavatapurana Bhallatasataka Bharadvajagrhyasutra Bharadvajasrautasutra Bharatamanjari Bhavaprakasa Bijanighantu Bodhicaryavatara Brahmabindupanisat Brhadaranyakopanisad Brhatkathaslokasamgraha Buddhacarita Carakasamhita Caurapancasika Chandogyopanisad Dasakumaracarita Devikalottaragama Dhanurveda Divyavadana Garbhopanisat Garudapurana Gautamadharmasutra Gherandasamhita Gitagovinda Gobhilagrhyasutra Gokarnapuranasarah Gopathabrahmana Grhastharatnakara Gudharthadipika Hamsaduta Hamsasamdesa Haribhaktivilasa Harsacarita Hathayogapradipika Hiranyakesigrhyasutra Hitopadesa Janmamaranavicara Kalikapurana Kamasutra Kasikavrtti Kathakagrhyasutra Kathasaritsagara Kathopanisad Katyayanasmrti Katyayanasrautasutra Kausikasutra Kausikasutradarilabhasya Kausikasutrakesavapaddhati Kausitakibrahmana Kavyadarsa Kavyalamkara Kavyalamkaravrtti Khadiragrhyasutra Kiratarjuniya Kokilasamdesa Krsiparasara Krsnamrtamaharnava Kumarasambhava Kurmapurana Lalitavistara Lankavatarasutra Lingapurana Madanapalanighantu Maitrayanisamhita Manavagrhyasutra Manimahatmya Manusmrti Matrkabhedatantra Matsyapurana Meghaduta Mrgendratantra Mrgendratika Mugdhavabodhini Mukundamala Mulamadhyamakarikah Mundakopanisad Naradasmrti Narmamala Natyasastra Natyasastravivrti Nirukta Nyayabhasya Nyayabindu Nyayasutra Pancarthabhasya Pancavimsabrahmana Parasaradharmasamhita Parasarasmrtitika Paraskaragrhyasutra Parasuramakalpasutra Prasannapada Rajamartanda Rajanighantu Ramayana Rasadhyaya Rasadhyayatika Rasahrdayatantra Rasakamadhenu Rasamanjari Rasaprakasasudhakara Rasaratnakara Rasaratnasamuccaya Rasaratnasamuccayabodhini Rasaratnasamuccayatika Rasarnava Rasarnavakalpa Rasasamketakalika Rasatarangini Rasendracintamani Rasendracudamani Rasendrasarasamgraha Rasikasamjivani Ratnadipika Ratnatika Rgvedakhilani Rgvedavedangajyotisa Rgvidhana Saddharmapundarikasutra Samavidhanabrahmana Samkhyakarika Samkhyakarikabhasya Samkhyatattvakaumudi Samvitsiddhi Sanghabhedavastu Sankhayanagrhyasutra Sankhayanaranyaka Sankhayanasrautasutra Sarngadharasamhita Sarngadharasamhitadipika Sarvadarsanasamgraha Satakatraya Satapathabrahmana Satvatatantra Saundarananda Siksasamuccaya Sivapurana Sivasutravartika Skandapurana Spandakarika Spandakarikanirnaya Sphutarthavyakhya Sukasaptati Suryasatakatika Suryasiddhanta Susrutasamhita Svetasvataropanisad Syainikasastra Taittiriyaranyaka Tantrakhyayika Tantraloka Tantrasara Tarkasamgraha Tikanikayatra Todalatantra Uddamaresvaratantra Vaikhanasadharmasutra Vaikhanasagrhyasutra Vaikhanasasrautasutra Vaisesikasutra Vaisesikasutravrtti Vaitanasutra Varahagrhyasutra Vasisthadharmasutra Vatulanathasutravrtti Vetalapancavimsatika Vimsatikakarika Vimsatikavrtti Visnupurana Visnusmrti Vrddhayamasmrti Yajnavalkyasmrti Yogaratnakara Yogasutra Yogasutrabhasya atharvaveda-paippalada atharvaveda-saunaka mahabharata mahabharata mahabharata rgveda skandapurana-revakhanda

Lexicon Preview

a. (rthī f.) [arthādāgataḥ aṇ] 1 Relating to a thing or object. --2 Relating to, dependent on, sense (opp. śābda); ārthi upamā &c. --3 Material, significant.

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 9,538
Texts Appeared In: 185

DCS: a blue water-lily | Monier-Williams: price (for arGa , q.v. ), L.

Semantic Classification

Abstract Cognition Possession Communication Attribute

Top Texts by Occurrence

Concordance (Sample)

Manusmṛti surface: artham

yajñārthaṃ brāhmaṇair vadhyāḥ praśastā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
Manusmṛti surface: artham

ajñātabhuktaśuddhyarthaṃ jñātasya tu viśeṣataḥ
Manusmṛti surface: artham

bhṛtyānāṃ caiva vṛttyartham agastyo hy ācarat purā