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Arthavat, Arthavan, Artha±¹Äå²Ô: 9 definitions

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Arthavat means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�) refers to “one who brings benefits (to the world)â€�, according to the 10th-century ḌÄkÄrṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] [This is] a visualization of the very terrifying one [who] resides on a corpse; [he] brings benefits to the world (jagad-arthavat). [A practitioner] should take recourse in every kind of meditation instantly. [...]â€�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�).â€�a.

1) Wealthy, rich; तेनारà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¾à¤à¤²à¥à¤²à¥‹à¤­à¤ªà¤°à¤¾à¤™à¥à¤®à¥à¤–ेà¤� (³Ù±ð²ÔÄå°ù³Ù³ó²¹±¹Äåṃl±ô´Ç²ú³ó²¹±è²¹°ùÄåá¹…m³Ü°ì³ó±ð²Ô²¹) R. 14.23.

2) Significant, full of sense or meaning; वाकà¥à¤�- मरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¦à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¤®à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤š दशाननमà¥� (vÄkya- marthavadavyagrastamuvÄca daÅ›Äå²Ôanam) ¸éÄå³¾.5.51.1. अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¨à¥ खलà¥� मे राजशबà¥à¤¦à¤ƒ (artha±¹Äå²Ô khalu me rÄjaÅ›abdaá¸�) Åš.5; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.136; KirÄtÄrjunÄ«ya 3.51.

3) Having meaning; अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¦à¤§à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¤¯à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¤¿à¤ªà¤¦à¤¿à¤•मॠ(arthavadadhÄturapratyayaá¸� prÄtipadikam) P.I.2.45.

4) Serving some purpose; successful, useful; à¤� पà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¨à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤µà¤œà¥à¤œà¤¨à¥à¤®à¤¾ (sa pumÄå²ÔarthavajjanmÄ) KirÄtÄrjunÄ«ya 11 62;1.62. adv. According to a purpose; विणà¥à¤®à¥‚तà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤—- शà¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤� मृदà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¦à¥‡à¤¯à¤®à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥ (viṇmÅ«trotsarga- Å›uddhyarthaá¹� má¹›dvÄryÄdeyamarthavat) Manusmá¹›ti 5.134; Y.3.2. m. (-±¹Äå²Ô) A man.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�).—mfn. (-±¹Äå²Ô-vatÄ«-vat) 1. Wealthy, rich. 2. Significant, having sense or meaning. 3. Designed, intentional, having an object. E. artha, and matup poss. aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�).—[artha + vat], adv. According to the object, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 5, 134.

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

1) Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�):—[=artha-vat] [from artha] mfn. wealthy

2) [v.s. ...] full of sense, significant, [PÄṇini 1-2, 45, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] suitable to the object, fitting, [Ṛgveda-prÄtiÅ›Äkhya; KÄtyÄyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]

4) [v.s. ...] full of reality, real

5) [v.s. ...] m. (Äå²Ô) a man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] ind. according to a purpose, [Manu-smá¹›ti v, 134; YÄjñavalkya iii, 2.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�):—[artha-vat] (±¹Äå²Ô-vatÄ«-vat) a. Wealthy; significant, intentional.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Arthavat (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¤à¥�):—adj. significant; full of sense/meaning;

2) Artha±¹Äå²Ô (अरà¥à¤¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¨à¥):—adj. meaningful; having meaning;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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