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Arthanartha, ٳԲٳ: 3 definitions

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Arthanartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Arthanartha in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ٳԲٳ (अर्थानर्�) refers to “benefit and loss� (which does not happen to one having achieved the inner freedom of having nothing�ٳⲹ), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] No benefit or loss (ٳԲٳ) comes to me by standing, walking or lying down [ٳԲٳu na me sthityā gatyā na śayanena vā], so consequently I live as I please whether standing, walking or sleeping. I lose nothing by sleeping and gain nothing by effort, so consequently I live as I please, abandoning loss and success. Frequently observing the drawbacks of such things as pleasant objects, I live as I please, abandoning the pleasant and unpleasant�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Arthanartha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳԲٳ (अर्थानर्�).�([masculine] [dual]) what is expedient or inexpedient.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳԲٳ (अर्थानर्�):—[=-ٳԲٳ] [from artha] m. [dual number] what is expedient or not expedient, [Manu-smṛti viii, 24]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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