Yathartha, Yathārtha, Yatha-artha: 13 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
yathārtha (यथार्थ).—ad (S) According to reality or truth, truly, justly, actually, really. 2 Descriptively, indicatively of by expressing the properties or attributes;--as bhūpāla, jaladhi, ātapatra are formations in description of King, Ocean, Parasol.
yathārtha (यथार्थ).—ad Truly, justly.
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
Yathārtha (यथार्थ).—a.
1) conformable to truth, true, real, correct; सौम्येति चाभाष्य यथार्थभाषी (saumyeti cābhāṣya yathārthabhāṣī) R.14.44; so यथार्थानुभवः (yathārthānubhavaḥ) 'correct or right perception'; यथार्थवक्ता (yathārthavaktā) &c.
2) conformable to the true meaning; true to the sense, right, appropriate, significant; करिष्यन्निव नामास्य (kariṣyanniva nāmāsya) (i. e. śatrughna) यथार्थमरिनिग्रहात् (yathārthamarinigrahāt) R.15.6; (kariṣyate) युधि सद्यः शिशुपालतां यथार्थाम् (yudhi sadyaḥ śiśupālatāṃ yathārthām) Śiśupālavadha 16.85; Kirātārjunīya 8.48; Kumārasambhava 2.16.
3) fit suitable.
-rtham, -arthataḥ ind. truly, rightly; fitly, suitably, properly.) °अक्षर (akṣara) a. signficant or true to the syllable; यस्मिन्नीश्वर इत्यनन्यविषयः शब्दो यथार्थाक्षरः (yasminnīśvara ityananyaviṣayaḥ śabdo yathārthākṣaraḥ) V.1.1. °नामन् (nāman) a. one whose name is true to its meaning or fully significant (whose deeds are according to his name); ध्रुवसिद्धेरपि यथार्थनाम्नः सिद्धिं न मन्यते (dhruvasiddherapi yathārthanāmnaḥ siddhiṃ na manyate) M.4; परंतपो नाम यथार्थनामा (paraṃtapo nāma yathārthanāmā) R.6.21. °वर्णः (varṇaḥ) a spy (see yathārhavarṇa). (yathārthatā
Yathārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yathā and artha (अर्थ).
Yathārtha (यथार्थ).—mfn.
(-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) 1. Right, proper. 2. According to the sense. n. Adv. or ind.
(-rthaṃ) Properly, suitably. E. yathā as, artha property.
Yathārtha (यथार्थ).—adj. 1. according to the sense. 2. proper, right, tham, adv. suitably, properly.
Yathārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yathā and artha (अर्थ).
Yathārtha (यथार्थ).—[adjective] accordant with the thing or fact, true, exact, proper, fit; °— & rtham [adverb], [neuter] also as subst. the pure truth.
Yathārtha (यथार्थ):—[from yathā > ya-tama] mf(ā)n. (thār) accordant with reality, conformable to truth or the true meaning, true, genuine, right (with svapna m. a dream which is fulfilled; with janman n. a life in the true meaning of the word), [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra] etc.
Yathārtha (यथार्थ):—[(rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) a.] Right, proper. adv. Properly, suitably.
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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
Yathārtha (यथार्थ) [Also spelled yatharth]:—(a) real, actual; accurate; ~[ta]: de facto, really, actually; factually; ~[tā] reality; accuracy; ~[vāda] realism; ~[vāditā] realism; reality; ~[vādī] a realist; realistic.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Yathārtha (ಯಥಾರ್ಥ):—[adjective] having the nature of fact; real; actual; factual; true.
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Yathārtha (ಯಥಾರ್ಥ):—
1) [noun] something that actually exists; reality; truth; fact.
2) [noun] the quality that is exactly corresponding to what is said to be.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Yathārtha (यथार्थ):—adj. real; factual; actual; genuine; n. reality; actuality; fact;
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.
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