Arthakama, Arthakāma, Artha-kama: 10 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchArthakāma (अर्थकाम):—1. (a + kā) die Begierde und der Nutzen, s. u. artha 3.
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Arthakāma (अर्थकाम):—2. (wie eben) adj. nach Besitz oder Reichthum Verlangen tragend [Nalopākhyāna 17, 43.]
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Arthakāma (अर्थकाम):—2. in der angegebenen Bed. auch [Mahābhārata 12, 220.] den Vortheil Anderer wünschend, wer Andern nützen will [Spr. 4913. 5280.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungArthakāma (अर्थकाम):—1. n. Sg. ([Rāmāyaṇa 2,86,6.] m. Du. [R.ed.Bomb.]) , m. Du. ([Mānavadharmaśāstra. 4,1760] und Pl. (m. [2,23]) utile et dulce.
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Arthakāma (अर्थकाम):—2. Adj. —
1) Andern nützen wollend [Indische sprüche 5648.] [7148.] —
2) nach Reichthümern verlangend [Indische sprüche 5408.]
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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Ends with: Anarthakama, Dharmarthakama.
Full-text (+13): Purushartha, Caturvidya, Anarthakama, Purusharthacatushtaya, Keyura, Arogya, Caturbhadra, Shatprajna, Caturvarga, Agama, Kama, Samiha, Atishayin, Nitishastra, Purushayana, Shiva Temple, Umamaheshvaravrata, Kamadhenu, Hetushastra, Hetu.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 6.48 < [Section VI - Procedure of going forth as a Wandering Mendicant]
Verse 7.152 < [Section XII - Daily Routine of Work]
Verse 2.13 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
2. Works on Kāmaśāstra (j): Caturvargasaṅgraha < [Chapter 2 - An Appraisal of Kāmaśāstra Works in Sanskrit]
1. Life of ancient Indian society (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Positioning Kāma among the Puruṣārthas]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.22-23 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.2.48 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Verse 2.2.162 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
5. Purusarthas: The Vedic Value System < [Chapter 1 - Indian Ethics]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.47 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Verse 1.2.240 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Verse 1.2.51 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.58 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 3.5.59 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Verse 1.17.109 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]
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