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Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्) or Dhanārthī refers to “one who seeks wealth i.e. everything other than Kṛṣṇa”, according to the Skandapurāṇa 2.6.4.—Accordingly, “[...] everything other than Śrīkṛṣṇa is termed Dhana (wealth). The listener as well as the expounder is considered to be of two types, viz. Kṛṣṇārthī (one who seeks Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanārthī (one who seeks wealth i.e. everything other than Kṛṣṇa). If the expounder and the listener are of the same type the happiness there increases. If both of them belong to different categories there shall be Rasābhāsa (failure of enjoyment). In that case there shall be deprivation of the benefit. But the achievement of the benefit of Kṛṣṇārthīs shall definitely take place though it may be delayed. The achievement of the results by Dhanārthīs is on account of the completion of procedure. Ardent love alone is the excellent method in the case of a Kṛṣṇārthī though he may be devoid of good qualities”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्).—a. desiring or seeking for wealth, covetous, miserly.

Dhanārthin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and arthin (अर्थिन्).

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

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्).—mfn. (-rthī-rthinī-rthi) Seeking for wealth, covetous, miserly. E. dhana, and arthin who wants.

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

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्).—adj. greedy for money, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 34.

Dhanārthin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and arthin (अर्थिन्).

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

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्).—[adjective] greedy for money.

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

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्):—[from dhana > dhan] mfn. ‘w°-seeking’, covetous, miserly, [Manu-smṛti; Kāvya literature]

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

Dhanārthin (धनार्थिन्):—[(rthī-rthinī-rthi) a.] Covetous.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhanarthin 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.

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Partial matches: Dhana, Arthin, Tana.

Full-text: Dhanarthi.

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