Asvartha, Asvārtha: 3 definitions
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Asvartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsvārtha (अस्वार्थ).—mfn.
(-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) 1. Not for one’s self. 2. Not for a proper object. 3. Having a different meaning. E. a neg. sva own, artha end or sense.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asvārtha (अस्वार्थ):—[=a-svārtha] [from a-sva] a mfn. not fit for a proper object, useless, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] unselfish, disinterested, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] useless, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [=a-svārtha] b a-svāsthya See a-sva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsvārtha (अस्वार्थ):—[a-svārtha] (thaḥ-thā-thaṃ) a. Not one’s own; improper; of another meaning.
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Ends with: Apasvartha, Gatasvartha, Pashvartha, Prapancasvartha, Vargasvartha.
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