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Anarthamula, ´¡²Ô²¹°ù³Ù³ó²¹³¾Å«±ô²¹, Anartha-mula: 1 definition

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Anarthamula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

´¡²Ô²¹°ù³Ù³ó²¹³¾Å«±ô²¹ (अनरà¥à¤¥à¤®à¥‚ल) refers to the “root of unhappinessâ€� (of the world), according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Even when living without any support and eager for achievement, the stupid are still nourishing SaṃsÄra, while the wise have cut at the very root of its unhappiness (²¹²Ô²¹°ù³Ù³ó²¹³¾Å«±ô²¹). [etasyÄnarthamÅ«lasya mÅ«lacchedaá¸� ká¹›to budhaiá¸�] The stupid does not find peace because he is wanting it, while the wise discriminating the truth is always peaceful minded. [...]â€�.

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Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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