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Shartha, Śartha: 14 definitions

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Shartha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Śartha can be transliterated into English as Sartha or Shartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch

ٳ (सार्�) refers to a “caravan�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then on that occasion the Lord uttered these verses: [...] (113) Not being attached to this side nor that side, sailing the vessel of the dharma, and liberating living beings without any idea of them, that is called the sameness of the Bodhisattva (114) He who knows that the three realms are just like a wilderness which is void and unchangeable, but who still liberates living beings according to regular order, he is a caravan leader (ٳ-) who guides the way to ambrosia. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shartha in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śartha (शर्थ).�& śٳ󲹳ī Better śٲ &c. q. v. supra.

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srtha (सार्�).—a (S) Having meaning or sense, significant. 2 Having substance or property, substantial, opulent. 3 Of the same or like meaning or purport.

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srtha (सार्�).—m S A company of traders &c., a caravan: also a multitude or an assembly in general.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

srtha (सार्�).�a Significant. Substantial. Of like meaning. m A caravan.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳ (सार्�).�a. [arthena sahita�; �-rathan-svrthe a� v Un.2.5]

1) Having meaning, significant.

2) Having an aim or object.

3) Of like meaning or import.

4) Useful, serviceable.

5) Wealthy, rich, opulent.

-ٳ� 1 A rich man.

2) A company of merchants, caravan (of traders); सार्था� स्वैरं स्वकीयेषु चेरुर्वेश्मस्विवाद्रिष� (srth� svaira� svakīyeṣu cerurveśmasvivdriṣu) R.17.64; see सार्थवाह (ٳ󲹱).

3) A troop, collection of men; सार्थः प्रवसत� मित्रम� (srtha� pravasato mitram) Mb.

4) A herd, flock, (of animals of the same species); अथ कदाचित� तैरितस्ततो भ्रमद्भि� सार्थाद् भ्रष्ट� कथनक� नामोष्ट्रो दृष्टः (atha kadcit tairitastato bhramadbhi� srthd bhraṣṭa� kathanako nmoṣṭro dṛṣṭa�) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1.

5) A collection or multitude in general; अर्थिसार्थ� (ٳ󾱲ٳ�) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1; त्वय� चन्द्रमस� चातिसंधीयत� कामिजनसार्थः (tvay candramas ctisaṃdhīyate kmijanasrtha�) Ś.3.

6) One of a company of pilgrims.

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

ٳ (सार्�).—mfn.

(-ٳ�-ٳ-ٳ�) 1. Opulent, wealthy. 2. Of like meaning or purport. 3. Significant importing, having meaning. m.

(-ٳ�) 1. A multitude of similar animals. 2. A company of traders, a caravan, &c. 3. A number or multitude in general. 4. A wealthy man. f.

() 1. Having an object. 2. Useful, serviceable. E. to go, causal form, than Unadi aff.; or sa for saha, &c., and artha wealth or meaning.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ (सार्�).—i. e. sa-artha, I. adj. 1. Opulent. 2. Of like meaning. 3. Significant. Ii. m. 1. A caravan, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 3, 21. 2. A troop, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 374. 3. A multitude in general, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 66, 17; [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 32, 6.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ (सार्�).—[adjective] having a commission or business, having a meaning or signification; successful, important, rich. —[masculine] company of traders, caravan; troop, band, host, multitude i.[grammar]

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

1) ٳ (सार्�):—mf()n. having an object or business, [Śṅkhyana-brhmaṇa]

2) anything that has attained its object, successful (as a request), [Śakuntal [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) having property, opulent, wealthy, [Ჹٲṅgṇī]

4) having meaning or purport, significant, important, [Kusumñjali]

5) of like meaning or Purport, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) serving a purpose, useful, serviceable, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

7) m. a travelling company of traders or pilgrims, caravan, [Mahbhrata; Rmyaṇa] etc.

8) a troop, collection of men, [Mahbhrata]

9) a multitude of similar animals, herd, flock etc., [ʲñٲԳٰ]

10) any company (ena, with [genitive case] = ‘in the company of.� [Campaka-śreṣṭhi-kathnaka]), collection, multitude, [Mahbhrata; Kvya literature] etc.

11) a member of any company, [Horace H. Wilson]

12) a wealthy man, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ (सार्�):�(ٳ�) 1. m. A caravan; multitude of similar animals; multitude. a. Wealthy; significant; of the same meaning.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٳ (सार्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sattha.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shartha in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ٳ (सार्�):�(a) with a meaning, meaningful, significant; (nm) a convoy; ~[pati] chief of a convoy; ~[vha] a convoy; chief of a convoy.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shartha in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳ (ಸಾರ್�):�

1) [adjective] full of meaning; having significance; significant; meaningful.

2) [adjective] having a definite purpose, goal, airm.

3) [adjective] having the same or similar meaning.

4) [adjective] useful; of use; serving a purpose.

5) [adjective] well-supplied (with); abounding (in); rich.

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ٳ (ಸಾರ್�):�

1) [noun] the quality or fact of having meaning or being meaningful; meaningfulness.

2) [noun] a group of merchants moving together, from one place to another, in pursuit of their trade.

3) [noun] (gen.) a group of people; a multitude.

4) [noun] a number of animals of the same species or class being, feeding, living, driven together; a herd; a flock.

5) [noun] a group of pilgrims travelling together.

6) [noun] a pile of things; a heap.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shartha in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ٳ (सार्�):—adj. meaningful; substantial; significant;

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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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