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Entry अर्थ्

अर्थ्arth1 A. अर्थयते, epic अर्थते; अर्थयांचके, अर्थयिष्यते, आतर्थत, अर्थयितुम्, अर्थित]
1. 1 Atmanepada अर्थयते, epic अर्थते; अर्थयांचके, अर्थयिष्यते, आतर्थत, अर्थयितुम्, अर्थित]
2. To request, beg, supplicate, ask, entreat, solicit (with two Accusative); त्वामिममर्थमर्थयते Dk.71; तमभिक्रम्य सर्वेऽद्य वयं चार्थामहे वसु Mb.; प्रहस्तमर्थयांचक्रे योद्धुम् Bk.14.88.
3. To strive to obtain, desire, wish.
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येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ॥

yeṣāmarthe kāňkṣitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca. — What is kingdom to us, O Govinda, what enjoyment, what even life? Those kinsmen for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures are… 1·32
- अर्थेarthelocative singular of the masculine noun arth (sense-object, meaning, use, motive, wealth).
- प्रार्थयन्तेprārthayantepresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root arth(to strive to obtain, to ask for) with the prefix pra.
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