Anarthaka: 13 definitions
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Anarthaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) Anarthaka (अनर्थक).—Without any signification;lit. having no meaning of themselves, i.e.possessing a meaning only when used in company with other words or parts of words which bear an independent sense;(the word is used generally in connection with prepositions); e.g. अधिपरी अनर्थकौ (adhiparī anarthakau) P.1.4.93, cf. अनर्थान्तरवाचिनावनर्थकौ । धातुनोक्तां क्रिया-माहतुः । तदविशिष्टं भवति यथा शङ्के पयः ॥ (anarthāntaravācināvanarthakau | dhātunoktāṃ kriyā-māhatuḥ | tadaviśiṣṭaṃ bhavati yathā śaṅke payaḥ ||) M. Bh. on P.I.4.93; cf. न निर्बद्धा उपसर्गा अर्थान्निराहुरिति शाकटायनः (na nirbaddhā upasargā arthānnirāhuriti śākaṭāyanaḥ) Nir. I. 1.3: cf. also अनर्थकौ अनर्थान्तरवाचिनौ (anarthakau anarthāntaravācinau) Kāś. on I.4.93, explained as अनर्था-न्तरवाचित्वादनर्थकावित्युक्तम् न त्वर्थाभावादिति दर्शयति (anarthā-ntaravācitvādanarthakāvityuktam na tvarthābhāvāditi darśayati) by न्यासकार (nyāsakāra);
2) Anarthaka.—Meaningless, purposeless: cf. प्रमाणभूत आचार्यो दर्भप-वित्रपाणिः महता यत्नेन सूत्रं प्रणयति स्म । तत्राशक्यं वर्णेनाप्यनर्थकेन भवितुं किं पुनरियता सूत्रेण (pramāṇabhūta ācāryo darbhapa-vitrapāṇiḥ mahatā yatnena sūtraṃ praṇayati sma | tatrāśakyaṃ varṇenāpyanarthakena bhavituṃ kiṃ punariyatā sūtreṇa) M.Bh. on I.1.1, as also सामर्थ्ययोगान्न हि किंचिद-स्मिन् पश्यामि शास्त्रे यदनर्थकं स्यात् (sāmarthyayogānna hi kiṃcida-smin paśyāmi śāstre yadanarthakaṃ syāt) M.Bh. on P. VI.I.77. See for details M.Bh. on I.2.45 Vārt. 12: III.1.77 Vārt. 2 and Kaiyaṭa and Uddyota thereon;
3) Anarthaka.—Possessed of no sense absolutely as some nipātas केचन निपाताः सार्थकाः केचन च निरर्थकाः (kecana nipātāḥ sārthakāḥ kecana ca nirarthakāḥ) Uv. on R. Pr. XII.9; निपातस्यानर्थकस्यापि प्रातिपदिकत्वम् (nipātasyānarthakasyāpi prātipadikatvam) P. I. 2.45 Vārt.12 cf. also जन्या इति निपातनानर्थक्यं (janyā iti nipātanānarthakyaṃ) P. IV. 4.82. Vārt. 1, एकागारान्निपातनानर्थक्यं (ekāgārānnipātanānarthakyaṃ) P. V.1.113 Vārt. 1, also 114 Vārt.1.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnarthaka (अनर्थक) refers to “meaningless (results)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to Nārada: “O sage, formerly it was mentioned be you that Pārvatī would marry Śiva. Afterwards you assigned some activity of worship to Himavat. Its fruit is visible now, to be sure. But it is adverse and meaningless (anarthaka). O sage, O wicked minded one, I the innocent woman have been cheated by you by all means. The fruit of penance which she performed and which is very difficult even for the sages to perform, has been this, painful to every onlooker. What shall I do? Where shall I go? Who will dispel my sorrow? My family is wrecked. My life is doomed. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanarthaka (अनर्थक).—a (S) Meaningless. 2 Vain, unprofitable, unproductive.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanarthaka (अनर्थक).—n Unprofitable. Meaningless.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnarthaka (अनर्थक).—a.
1) Useless; meaningless; सर्वमप्येतदनर्थकम् (sarvamapyetadanarthakam) Ve.1; °आयास (āyāsa) K.18; not significant, as a particle used expletively.
2) Nonsensical.
3) Unprofitable.
4) Unfortunate.
-kam Nonsensical or incoherent talk.
See also (synonyms): anarthya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnarthaka (अनर्थक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Unmeaning, idle, fruitless. n.
(-kaṃ) Unmeaning or nonsensical discoure. E. an neg. artha meaning, and kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnarthaka (अनर्थक).—[anartha + ka], adj. 1. Useless, [Pañcatantra] 183, 2. 2. Vain, [Brāhmaṇavilāpa] 1, 14. 3. Unmeaning, nonsensical.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anarthaka (अनर्थक):—[=an-arthaka] [from an-artha] mfn. useless, vain, worthless
2) [v.s. ...] meaningless, nonsensical.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnarthaka (अनर्थक):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-rthakaḥ-rthakā-rthakam) 1) Not having the sense or meaning (of).
2) Not-significative (as a particle &c.).
3) Unmeaning, meaningless, nonsensical.
4) Fruitless, vain, unprofitable.
5) Unhappy, unlucky. E. anartha Ii., samāsānta aff. kap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnarthaka (अनर्थक):—[ana+rthaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Unmeaning discourse. a. Unmeaning.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnarthaka (ಅನರ್ಥಕ):—
1) [adjective] meaningless; ridiculously senseless.
2) [adjective] useless; not serving the purpose.
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Anarthaka (ಅನರ್ಥಕ):—[noun] (rhet.) want of coherence (in a sentence or statement), a fault in a literary work.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: An.
Starts with: Anarthakama, Anarthakapada, Anarthakara, Anarthakari, Anarthakarin, Anarttakam.
Ends with: Dvipreranarthaka, Pratyaksha-preranarthaka, Preranarthaka, Samanarthaka, Sarvasamnahanarthaka.
Full-text: Anarthakya, Apratishedha, Anarthya, Vyartha, Samarambha, Artha.
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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
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Ten technical debate terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.48 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Abhidharma auxiliaries (D): Order of the thirty-seven auxiliaries < [Part 2 - The auxiliaries according to the Abhidharma]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
4: Content of the work (Kāvyālaṃkārasūtra-vṛtti) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Logical Speculations and Terms relating to Academic Dispute < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]