Dharmalib

anartha

a. [na. ba.] 1 Useless, worth- less; śunaḥ pucchamivānarthaṃ pāṃḍityaṃ dharmavarjitaṃ Pt. 3. 97. --2 Unfortunate, unhappy. --3 Harmful, disastrous, bad; citta-...

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[apte] a. [na. ba.] 1 Useless, worth- less; śunaḥ pucchamivānarthaṃ pāṃḍityaṃ dharmavarjitaṃ Pt. 3. 97. --2 Unfortunate, unhappy. --3 Harmful, disastrous, bad; citta- jñānānuvartino'narthā api priyāḥ syuḥ Dk. 160; wicked (opp. dakṣiṇa). --4 Not having that meaning (but another); having no meaning, nonsensical, meaningless. --5 Poor. --rthaḥ [na. ta.] 1 [Page0058-c+ 57] Non-use or value. --2 A worthless or useless object....

[mw] m. non-value, a worthless or useless object 26,2 5216 m. disappointing occurrence, reverse, evil 26,2 5217 m. nonsense 26,2 5218 mfn. worthless, useless, bad 26,2 5219

Root

√ana अन

Gaṇa 2· adadi· Parasmaipada · prāṇane

to breathe,to live, to inhale, to be able

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Part of Speech
NOUN
Occurrences
235
Texts
38

DCS: an earthquake | Monier-Williams: nonsensical.

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Rāmāyaṇasurface: anartha

anarthadarśinī maurkhyān nātmānam avabudhyase

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