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Results for व्यर्थ

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. व्यर्थvyarthaa.Useless, vain, fruitless, unprofitable; व्यर्थं यत्र कपीन्द्रसख्यमपि मे U.3.45.

    [विगतोऽर्थः प्रयोजनं वाऽस्य]

    1. Useless, vain, fruitless, unprofitable; व्यर्थं यत्र कपीन्द्रसख्यमपि मे Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.45.
    2. Meaningless, unmeaning, idle.
  2. अव्यर्थavyarthaa.Not useless or fruitless, fruitful, profitable.
    1. Not useless or fruitless, fruitful, profitable.
    2. Effectual, successful.
  3. व्यर्थकvyarthaka= व्यर्थ.

    Equivalent to व्यर्थ.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. व्यर्थvyartha[vi ͜ artha] a. useless, unavailing, unpro fitable, vain (ord. mg.); destitute of money (rare); excluded from…

    [vi ͜ artha] adjective useless, unavailing, unpro fitable, vain (ordinary meaning); destitute of money (rare); excluded from, not entitled to (instrumental); unmeaning, inconsistent (rare): -m, adverb, -ial, -ially use lessly, in vain; -ka-tva, neuter uselessness; -tâ, feminine; also equal for uselessness; meaninglessness, nonsense; false ness: -m gam or yâ, become useless; -m nî yate, becomes harmless; -tva, neuter contradicto riness; -yatna, adjective useless in its efforts; î-kri, make useless or superfluous; î-bhû, become useless.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. व्यर्थvyarthasee s.v.
    1. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender (from 3. विplusअर्थ) useless, unavailing, unprofitable, vain MBh. etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender deprived or devoid of property or money Pan5cat.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender excluded from, having no right (instrumental case) A1past.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender unmeaning, inconsistent Hariv. Ka1vya7d.
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedथ-नामक below MBh.
  2. अव्यर्थavyarthamfn. not useless, profitable, fruitful
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not useless, profitable, fruitful
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective effectual, efficacious.
  3. द्व्यर्थdvyarthamf(आ)n. having 2 senses, ambiguous, equivocal Sa1h.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender having 2 senses, ambiguous, equivocal Sa1h.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender having 2 objects W.
    3. neuter gender double meaning, double entendre W.
  4. द्व्यर्थकोशdvyarthakośam. N. of a dictionary of ambiguous words

    masculine gender Name of a dictionary of ambiguous words

  5. व्यर्थकvyarthakamfn. useless, vain R.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective useless, vain R.

  6. व्यर्थकताvyarthakatāf. (S3is3.) uselessness.

    feminine (S3is3.) uselessness.