Alternative spellings of this word include Arthik.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Arthika (अर्थिक) [=Arthikatā?] refers to “seeking (the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (dhāraṇī) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? To wit, (1) seeking the dharma (dharma-arthikatā); (2) delight in the dharma; (3) taking pleasure in the delights of the dharma; (4) inclination towards the dharma; [...]”

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arthika (अर्थिक).—[arthayate ityarthī kan]

1) A crier, watchman.

2) Especially, a minstrel whose duty it is to announce (by song &c.) the different fixed periods of the day, such as the hours of rising, sleeping, eating &c.

Derivable forms: arthikaḥ (अर्थिकः).

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Ārthika (आर्थिक).—a. (-kī f.) [अर्थं गृह्णाति ठक् (arthaṃ gṛhṇāti ṭhak)]

1) Significant.

2) Wise.

3) Rich.

4) Substantial, real, material.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Arthika (अर्थिक).—(Pali atthika; very rare in Sanskrit, see [Boehtlingk and Roth] 5.1048, and [Boehtlingk] s.v.; essentially a Buddhist word; compare anarthika), (1) desirous (of, instr. or in composition): with instr., Lalitavistara 111.13 (kāmaguṇebhir); 242.2 (id.); Mahāvastu i.327.2 (tehi bhājanehi); ii.354.2, and 355.1, 3 (buddhajñānena); ii.426.8 (striyāya arthiko, wanting a woman); iii.391.14 ahaṃ tvayā arthiko, 15 ahaṃ tvayā arthikā, I am in love with you, I want you; Divyāvadāna 616.8 arthikāsi…Ānan- dena, are you in love with Ā.?; Divyāvadāna 345.7 (puṇyena); Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 19.7 (buddhajñānena); Śikṣāsamuccaya 38.1 (kaḥ puruṣenārthikaḥ, who wants a man?); 342.20; in composition, Lalitavistara 139.22 (na…) kulārthiko na gotrārthiko, guṇārthika eva; 179.10 dhar- mārthiko, 431.22 sarvarasārthikebhyaś; Mahāvastu ii.121.8 jyotiarthiko jyotigaveṣī; ii.124.1 prahāṇārthikasya (with v.l., see prahāṇa 1; Pali padhānatthikassa Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.167.6); ii.183.5 and 238.16 puṇyārthika; as subst., petitioner, Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 17.1; aiming at (in composition), vighātārthika aiming at prevention (of evil), Bodhisattvabhūmi 114.5, 14, etc. (common in Bodhisattvabhūmi, see Wogihara's Index); (2) epithet of a Buddha, or in the first passage of the Bodhisattva at the moment of his attaining Buddhahood; this usage seems unknown in Pali and I have not seen it noted previously; perhaps it means in possession of, having attained (his proper, i.e. the supreme religious) aim: Mahāvastu ii.284.19 (in a long list of epithets of the Enlightened One); Mahāvastu iii.63.10 alam arthikasya aprasādena, away with disbelief in the One (Buddha) who has attained the goal! (see s.v. aprasāda; misunderstood by Senart); (3) see pratyarthika.

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

Arthika (अर्थिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A crier, a watchman, a minstrel, a servant whose duty it is to announce by song or music, fixed periods of the day, or those of getting up and of repose, &c. 2. A beggar, a solicitor. E. arthi a rich man, and ka from kai to call or sound.

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Ārthika (आर्थिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Wise. 2. Rich. 3. Significant. E. artha and ṭhañ aff.

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

1) Arthika (अर्थिक):—[from artha] mfn. wanting anything, [Mahābhārata i, 5619] (cf. kanyāthika)

2) [v.s. ...] (as)

3) [v.s. ...] a prince’s watchman (announcing by song or music the hours of the day especially those of rising and going to rest), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Ārthika (आर्थिक):—[from ārtha] mfn. ([Pāṇini 4-4, 40]) significant

5) [v.s. ...] wise

6) [v.s. ...] rich

7) [v.s. ...] substantial, real, pertaining to the true substance of a thing

8) [v.s. ...] derivable from the sense of a word, being contained implicitly (not said explicitly), [Nyāyamālā-vistara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Arthika (अर्थिक):—(kaḥ) m. A king’s awakener; a beggar, a solicitor.

2) Ārthika (आर्थिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Wise; rich.

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

Arthika (अर्थिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṭṭhiya, Atthiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Arthika in German

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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 dictionary

Ārthika (आर्थिक) [Also spelled arthik]:—(a) economic; —[vyavasthā] economy; economic set-up/organisation; —[sthiti] economic condition.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ārthika (ಆರ್ಥಿಕ):—[noun] economic a) of or having to do with the management of the income, expenditures, etc. of a household, business, community or government; b) of or having to do with the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth; c) of or having to do with economics.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ārthika (आर्थिक):—adj. 1. financial; fiscal; 2. economic; 3. monetary; 4. Gram. relating to the sense/meaning; 5. material; significant; substantial; real;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+1): Arthika-aina, Arthika-bhugola, Arthika-karobara, Arthika-labha, Arthika-mahatva, Arthika-pranali, Arthika-sahayoga, Arthika-sallahakara, Arthika-sima, Arthika-varsha, Arthika-vidha, Arthika-yojana, Arthikabhugola, Arthikabhugolashastra, Arthikakshobhe, Arthikanyaya, Arthikara, Arthikarana, Arthikartha, Arthikata.

Ends with (+10): Adharmarthika, Anarthika, Aparamarthika, Atmarthika, Ayatharthika, Bahipratyarthika, Bahupratyarthika, Bhutarthika, Caturarthika, Chaturarthika, Dharmarthika, Dravyapadarthika, Dravyarthika, Kanyarthika, Karthika, Marapratyarthika, Matubarthika, Pancarthika, Pancharthika, Paramarthika.

Full-text: Atthiya, Pratyarthika, Arthika-mahatva, Arthika-karobara, Arthika-pranali, Aarthik-kaarobaar, Nirarthaka, Arthik, Artha, Aprasada, Anarthika, Arthikata, Atthika.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Arthika, Ārthika; (plurals include: Arthikas, Ārthikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Part 5 - Perfection of generosity < [Chapter XX - The Virtue of Generosity and Generosity of the Dharma]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXXVIII - The questions of Sabhika < [Volume III]

Chapter VIII - The conversion of Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana < [Volume III]

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Triveni Journal

Book Reviews < [October – December 1991]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 1 - Vyāsa-tīrtha, Madhusūdana and Rāmācārya on the Falsity of the World < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]

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