Kimartha, Kim-artha: 7 definitions
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Kimartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykimartha (किमर्थ).—ad (S) Why? for what purpose or reason? Ex. maja asatya ki0 mhaṇasi ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkimartha (किमर्थ).—ad For what purpose? Why?
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 dictionaryKimartha (किमर्थ).—a. having what motive or aim; किमर्थोयं यत्नः (kimarthoyaṃ yatnaḥ).
Kimartha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kim and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKimartha (किमर्थ).—[adjective] having what purpose or aim?
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKimartha (किमर्थ):—[=kim-artha] mfn. having what aim? [Aitareya-āraṇyaka; Mahābhārata] etc.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kimartham.
Full-text: Kimartham, Kim, Kyartha, Kaimarthya, Kimarthiya, Akka, Eva, Pratyamitra, Carin, Avighna, Maharajana, Anyapadartha, Anvarthasanjna, Parshva, Apavah, Carya, Kup, Klish, Artha, Lamb.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.277 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 160 < [Chapter 6 - Doctrine of the Spirit (puruṣa) Personality as cause of the world]
Verse 155 < [Chapter 6 - Doctrine of the Spirit (puruṣa) Personality as cause of the world]
Verse 1169-1170 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Marriage System (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 50 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of the schism of Kauśāmbī < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
The Greatness of Guru and Manisha Panchakam < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]