Anvartha: 12 definitions
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Anvartha means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anvarth.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanvartha (अन्वर्थ) [or अन्वर्थक, anvarthaka].—a S (anu After or according to, artha Meaning.) Descriptive; indicative of by expressing the properties or attributes--a term or name: as bhūpāla, jaladhi, ātapatra, jñānavallī are descriptive words for king, ocean, parasol, the hemp-plant. 2 (anu After, artha A real existence, an entity, a reality.) True, real, just, not empty or illusory.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanvartha (अन्वर्थ) [-ka, -क].—a Having a meaning easily de- ducible from the etymology of the word, descriptive. True to the sense, significant.
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 dictionaryAnvartha (अन्वर्थ).—a. [anugataḥ artham] Having the meaning clear or intelligible, having a meaning easily deducible from the etymology of the word; hence, true to the sense, significant; तथैव सोऽभूदन्वर्थो राजा प्रकृतिरञ्जनात् (tathaiva so'bhūdanvartho rājā prakṛtirañjanāt) R.4.12; अन्वर्था तैर्वसुन्धरा (anvarthā tairvasundharā) Kirātārjunīya 11.64; अन्वर्थसंज्ञैव परं त्रिमार्गगा (anvarthasaṃjñaiva paraṃ trimārgagā) Śiśupālavadha 12.23; अन्वर्थ एवायमधुना प्रलापो वर्तते (anvartha evāyamadhunā pralāpo vartate) Uttararāmacarita 3.; अन्वर्थतोऽपि ननु राक्षस राक्षसोऽसि (anvarthato'pi nanu rākṣasa rākṣaso'si) Mu.5.7 in the true sense of the word, properly so called.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnvartha (अन्वर्थ).—i. e. anu-artha. I. adj., f. thā, Clear. Ii. adv. tham, Literally.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnvartha (अन्वर्थ).—[adjective] answering to the matter, having an obvious sense; rthābhidha [adjective] having a name of obvious meaning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anvartha (अन्वर्थ):—[=anv-artha] mf(ā)n. conformable to the meaning, agreeing with the true meaning, [Raghuvaṃśa iv, 12]
2) [v.s. ...] having the meaning obvious, intelligible, clear.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnvartha (अन्वर्थ):—I. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-rthaḥ-rthā-rtham) Having an obvious sense, having a sense easily to be understood from the etymon, as simple words like vṛtti, kaṣāyavat, or compounds, when analyzed into their constituent parts, such as nibandha, dīrghapattra &c. The same as anugatārtha; comp. the following words. (The word is taken as a [bahuvrihi compound] by Vallabhagaṇi on Hemach. 257. = 2. 171: anugato militortho nayoranvarthe; but it may be also a [tatpurusha compound]) Ii. Avyayībh.
(-rtham) According to the literal sense (arising from the etymon); literally; e. g. kriyāyāḥ pratiṣedhena tatphalasya vibhāvanāt . jñeyā vibhāvanaivāsau sānvarthaṃ kathyate yathā .. Comp. the following. E. anu and artha.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anvartha (अन्वर्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇṇattha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnvartha (अन्वर्थ) [Also spelled anvarth]:—(a) significant, conformable to the meaning; intelligible; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnvartha (ಅನ್ವರ್ಥ):—
1) [adjective] as per meaning.
2) [adjective] befitting the name.
3) [adjective] suited to its purpose; appropriate; apt.
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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Partial matches: Artha.
Starts with: Anvarthabhidhana, Anvarthagrahana, Anvarthaka, Anvarthamuktavali, Anvarthanama, Anvarthasamjna, Anvarthasanjna, Anvarthata, Anvarthate.
Full-text: Anvarthagrahana, Annattha, Anvarthasamjna, Anvarthopama, Anvarthaka, Anworth, Anvarth, Anvarthata, Samjnaka, Vedana, Anvarthasanjna, Kubjini, Kubjika.
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