Arha: 16 definitions
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Arha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Arha (अर्ह).—A name of Śiva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 97. 172.
1b) A group of people defending Dvārakā, and related to Pāṇḍavas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 11. 11; 14. 25.
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.
Shaiva philosophy
Arha (अर्ह) refers to the “requirement (of lying inside a body)”, according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—Accordingly, [commentary on the root text verse 3]: “[...] Now the soul is [so called because he is] one who requires to lie (śayana-arha) inside a body; [he is] bound, according to circumstance by one, two or three bonds—[that is] the entity of the bound soul”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
arha (अर्ह).—a S Fit, proper, suitable, becoming. In comp. as pūjanārha Worthy of worship or respect; bhakṣaṇārha Fit to be eaten; dānārha, grahaṇārha, paṭhanārha, adhyayanārha.
arha (अर्ह).—a Fit, proper.
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
Arha (अर्ह).—a.
1) Respectable, worthy of respect, deserving; अर्हावभोजयन् विप्रो दण्डमर्हति माषकम् (arhāvabhojayan vipro daṇḍamarhati māṣakam) Manusmṛti 8.392.
2) Worthy of, having a claim to, entitled to, with acc., inf., or in comp; नैवार्हः पैतृकं रिक्थं पतितोत्पादितो हि सः (naivārhaḥ paitṛkaṃ rikthaṃ patitotpādito hi saḥ) Manusmṛti 9.144; संस्कारमर्हस्त्वं न च लप्स्यसे (saṃskāramarhastvaṃ na ca lapsyase) Rām.; तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान् स्वबान्धवान् (tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavān) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.37. प्रदक्षिणक्रियार्हायाम् (pradakṣiṇakriyārhāyām) R.1.76; so मान°, वध°, दण्ड° (māna°, vadha°, daṇḍa°) &c.
3) Being required, obliged, or allowed (with inf.).
4) Becoming, proper, fit; केवलं यानमर्हंस्यात् (kevalaṃ yānamarhaṃsyāt) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3; with gen. also; स भृत्योऽर्हो महीभुजाम् (sa bhṛtyo'rho mahībhujām) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.87-92; or in comp.; तदर्हेण प्रायश्चित्तेन (tadarheṇa prāyaścittena) 1.275; so नृप°, यज्ञ° (nṛpa°, yajña°) Ak.
5) Worth (in money), costing; see below.
6) Capable, powerful; न त्वां कुर्मि दशग्रीव भस्म भस्मार्हतेजसा (na tvāṃ kurmi daśagrīva bhasma bhasmārhatejasā) Rām. 5.22.2.
-rhaḥ [arh-ghañ]
1) Name of Indra.
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
3) Price (as in mahārha); महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः (mahārhaśayyāparivartanacyutaiḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.12; (mahānarho yasyāḥ Malli.). रत्नैर्महार्हैस्तुतुषुर्न देवाः (ratnairmahārhaistutuṣurna devāḥ) Subhāṣ.
4) Fitness, propriety.
5) Motion, course (gati).
-rhā Worship, adoration; Kirātārjunīya 2.58; प्रदक्षिणक्रियार्हायां तस्यां त्वं साधु नाचरः (pradakṣiṇakriyārhāyāṃ tasyāṃ tvaṃ sādhu nācaraḥ) R.1.76.
6) Gold; Nighaṇṭa.
Arha (अर्ह).—mfn.
(-rhaḥ-rhā-rhaṃ) 1. Proper, fit, becoming. 2. Deserving, entitled to, worthy, m.
(-rhaḥ) Indra. f.
(-rhā) Worship. E. arha to worship, to be fit, ac aff.
Arha (अर्ह).—[arh + a], adj., f. kā. 1. Deserving, with the acc., [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 53, 12; subject to, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 240.
— With the inf., [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 1, 37 (nārhā vayaṃ kantum, we ought not to be killed). 2. Entitled to, with the acc., [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 144; with the inf., [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 36, 17. 3. Worth; mahā-, of great value, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Arha (अर्ह).—[adjective] deserving, worthy, entitled to ([accusative] or [infinitive]); fit or apt for ([genetive] or —°).
1) Arha (अर्ह):—[from arh] mf(ā)n. meriting, deserving (praise or blame cf. pūjārha, nindārha), worthy of, having a claim or being entitled to ([accusative] or [Infinitive mood] or in [compound])
2) [v.s. ...] being required, obliged, allowed (with [Infinitive mood])
3) [v.s. ...] becoming, proper, fit (with [genitive case] or ifc.), [Pañcatantra]
4) [v.s. ...] worth (in money), costing, [Rāmāyaṇa], (cf. satārha, sahasrārha)
5) [v.s. ...] m. a Name of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] f(ā). or (āṇi) n. [plural] worship, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
1) Arha (अर्ह):—arhati 1. a. To be fit, worthy, or proper.
2) (ka) arhayati r. To honor, to respect, to worship.
3) (haḥ) 1. m. Indra. (rhā) f. Worship. a. Fit, worthy.
Arha (अर्ह):—(von arh)
1) adj. f. ā; am Ende eines comp. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 12.] a) verdienend, würdig, Ansprüche oder ein Recht auf Etwas habend: arhāvabhojayan [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 392.] Das obj. im acc.: naivārhaḥ paitrikaṃ riktham [9, 144.] arhā bhavanavāsam [Sāvitryupākhyāna 3, 9.] saṃskāramarhastvaṃ na ca lapsyase [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 8, 26.] geht im comp. voran: mānārha [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 137.] pūjārha [9, 26.] [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 2, 17. 3, 7.] satkārārha [Nalopākhyāna 9, 10.] maṇḍanārhā [16, 13.] sukhārhā [17.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 92, 14.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 76.] mādṛśāṃ na saṃbhāṣaṇārhaḥ [ŚUK. 41, 17.] mit dem inf.: arho si kapirājyasya śriyaṃ bhoktumanuttamām [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 36, 17.] stotum gelobt zu werden [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 25.] — b) verdienend, unterworfen, unterliegend; das obj. im acc.: na parityāgamarheyaṃ matsakāśāt [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 3, 12.] vṛthā maraṇamarhastvam [Hiḍimbavadha 4, 50.] geht im comp. voran: nindārha [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 19.] śatadaṇḍārha [240.] kaśārha [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1236.] mārho gam ein dem medium unterworfenes gam [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 8, 97. 26, 28.] — c) dürfend, mit dem inf.: tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrān [Bhagavadgītā 1, 37.] nārho matpuruṣairnetum er darf nicht fortgeführt werden [Sāvitryupākhyāna 5, 15.] — d) passend, angemessen: tatra tena saha saṃdhivigrahau na yuktau . kevalaṃ yānamarhaṃ syāt [Pañcatantra 152, 8.] mit dem gen.: sa bhṛtyo rho mahībhujām [I, 98. fgg.] tacca daridrāṇāṃ cārhaṃ na vittavatām [8, 3.] am Ende eines comp.: tatkarmārha [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 27.] nṛpārhe rthe [3, 4, 241.] yajñārha [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 830.] — e) kostend, werth: mahārha [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 50, 34.] Vgl. śatārha, sahasrārha . —
2) m. Indra [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. arhā Ehrenbezeugung: tasmai ha prāptāyārhāṃ cakāra [Chāndogyopaniṣad 5, 3, 6.] —
4) n. pl. dass.: tebhyo ha prāptebhyaḥ pṛthagarhāṇi kārayāṃ cakāra [Chāndogyopaniṣad 5, 11, 5.] — Vgl. anarha, yathārha .
Arha (अर्ह):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) verdienend , würdig , Ansprüche — , ein Recht habend auf ; die Ergänzung im Acc. , Infin. oder im Comp. vorangehend. stotum gelobt zu werden. — b) verdienend (ein Uebel) , unterworfen , unterliegend ; die Ergänzung im Acc. oder im Comp. vorangehend. — c) dürfend , mit Infin. nārho matpuruṣairnetum darf nicht fortgeführt werden [Mahābhārata 3,297,16.] — d) passend , angemessen für (Gen. oder im Comp. vorangehend). — e) gestattet , erlaubt [Jaiminiyanyāyamālāvistara 6,3,7.] —
2) *m. Beiname Indra's. —
3) f. ā — a) Ehrenbezeugung. — b) *Ficus heterophylla [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa (roth) ] nach [Rājan 5,55] wo jedoch
Arha (अर्ह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ariha, Aruha.
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
Arha (अर्ह) [Also spelled arh]:—(a) qualified; competent.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Arha (ಅರ್ಹ):—[noun] = ಅರ್ಹಂತ [arhamta].
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Arha (ಅರ್ಹ):—
1) [adjective] proper; appropriate; fitting; seemly; right.
2) [adjective] eligible; fit to be chosen; legally or morally qualified.
3) [adjective] having enough power, skill to do something.
4) [adjective] valuable; precious.
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Arha (ಅರ್ಹ):—
1) [noun] an eligible man; one who has legal or moral qualification to be chosen.
2) [noun] a man having enough power, skill required for a job; an able man.
3) [noun] Indra, the lord of gods.
4) [noun] that amount of money that is to be paid for something; price.
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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Full-text (+61): Dasharha, Anarha, Kesharha, Rajarha, Pujarha, Yatharha, Maharha, Somarha, Bhogarha, Pattarha, Dakshinarha, Manarha, Bhagarha, Pratyarham, Surarha, Bhiksharha, Karmarha, Vararha, Dhuparha, Varnarha.
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