artha | अर्थ

artha | अर्थ
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artha (Devanagari: अर्थ ISO15919: artha) has many meanings

  • Wealth; the pursuit of wealth. e.g. the phrase commonly used is those who desire bhakti need to abandon all desires for artha, dharma, kaam, moksha
  • The goal. e.g. svartha = sva + artha. Sva = I. So svartha means means the goal I pursue.
  • Meaning e.g. meaning of a word.
Also written as arth

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REFERENCE

Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 5