Shartha, Śartha: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Shartha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term Śartha can be transliterated into English as Sartha or Shartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Sārtha (सार्थ) refers to a “caravan”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then on that occasion the Lord uttered these verses: [...] (113) Not being attached to this side nor that side, sailing the vessel of the dharma, and liberating living beings without any idea of them, that is called the sameness of the Bodhisattva (114) He who knows that the three realms are just like a wilderness which is void and unchangeable, but who still liberates living beings according to regular order, he is a caravan leader (sārtha-vāha) who guides the way to ambrosia. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śartha (शर्थ).—& śarthamardī Better śarta &c. q. v. supra.

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sārtha (सार्थ).—a (S) Having meaning or sense, significant. 2 Having substance or property, substantial, opulent. 3 Of the same or like meaning or purport.

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sārtha (सार्थ).—m S A company of traders &c., a caravan: also a multitude or an assembly in general.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sārtha (सार्थ).—a Significant. Substantial. Of like meaning. m A caravan.

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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 dictionary

Sārtha (सार्थ).—a. [arthena sahitaḥ; sṛ-rathan-svārthe aṇ vā Un.2.5]

1) Having meaning, significant.

2) Having an aim or object.

3) Of like meaning or import.

4) Useful, serviceable.

5) Wealthy, rich, opulent.

-rthaḥ 1 A rich man.

2) A company of merchants, caravan (of traders); सार्थाः स्वैरं स्वकीयेषु चेरुर्वेश्मस्विवाद्रिषु (sārthāḥ svairaṃ svakīyeṣu cerurveśmasvivādriṣu) R.17.64; see सार्थवाह (sārthavāha).

3) A troop, collection of men; सार्थः प्रवसतो मित्रम् (sārthaḥ pravasato mitram) Mb.

4) A herd, flock, (of animals of the same species); अथ कदाचित् तैरितस्ततो भ्रमद्भिः सार्थाद् भ्रष्टः कथनको नामोष्ट्रो दृष्टः (atha kadācit tairitastato bhramadbhiḥ sārthād bhraṣṭaḥ kathanako nāmoṣṭro dṛṣṭaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

5) A collection or multitude in general; अर्थिसार्थः (arthisārthaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; त्वया चन्द्रमसा चातिसंधीयते कामिजनसार्थः (tvayā candramasā cātisaṃdhīyate kāmijanasārthaḥ) Ś.3.

6) One of a company of pilgrims.

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

Sārtha (सार्थ).—mfn.

(-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) 1. Opulent, wealthy. 2. Of like meaning or purport. 3. Significant importing, having meaning. m.

(-rthaḥ) 1. A multitude of similar animals. 2. A company of traders, a caravan, &c. 3. A number or multitude in general. 4. A wealthy man. f.

(-rthā) 1. Having an object. 2. Useful, serviceable. E. sṛ to go, causal form, than Unadi aff.; or sa for saha, &c., and artha wealth or meaning.

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

Sārtha (सार्थ).—i. e. sa-artha, I. adj. 1. Opulent. 2. Of like meaning. 3. Significant. Ii. m. 1. A caravan, [Pañcatantra] 3, 21. 2. A troop, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 374. 3. A multitude in general, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 66, 17; [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 32, 6.

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

Sārtha (सार्थ).—[adjective] having a commission or business, having a meaning or signification; successful, important, rich. —[masculine] company of traders, caravan; troop, band, host, multitude i.[grammar]

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

1) Sārtha (सार्थ):—mf(ā)n. having an object or business, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa]

2) anything that has attained its object, successful (as a request), [Śakuntalā [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) having property, opulent, wealthy, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

4) having meaning or purport, significant, important, [Kusumāñjali]

5) of like meaning or Purport, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) serving a purpose, useful, serviceable, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

7) m. a travelling company of traders or pilgrims, caravan, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

8) a troop, collection of men, [Mahābhārata]

9) a multitude of similar animals, herd, flock etc., [Pañcatantra]

10) any company (ena, with [genitive case] = ‘in the company of.’ [Campaka-śreṣṭhi-kathānaka]), collection, multitude, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

11) a member of any company, [Horace H. Wilson]

12) a wealthy man, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Sārtha (सार्थ):—(rthaḥ) 1. m. A caravan; multitude of similar animals; multitude. a. Wealthy; significant; of the same meaning.

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

Sārtha (सार्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sattha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shartha 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

Sārtha (सार्थ):—(a) with a meaning, meaningful, significant; (nm) a convoy; ~[pati] chief of a convoy; ~[vāha] a convoy; chief of a convoy.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sārtha (ಸಾರ್ಥ):—

1) [adjective] full of meaning; having significance; significant; meaningful.

2) [adjective] having a definite purpose, goal, airm.

3) [adjective] having the same or similar meaning.

4) [adjective] useful; of use; serving a purpose.

5) [adjective] well-supplied (with); abounding (in); rich.

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Sārtha (ಸಾರ್ಥ):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of having meaning or being meaningful; meaningfulness.

2) [noun] a group of merchants moving together, from one place to another, in pursuit of their trade.

3) [noun] (gen.) a group of people; a multitude.

4) [noun] a number of animals of the same species or class being, feeding, living, driven together; a herd; a flock.

5) [noun] a group of pilgrims travelling together.

6) [noun] a pile of things; a heap.

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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.

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