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Yadartham, Yad-artham: 5 definitions

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Yadartham 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.

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yadartham (यदर्थम�).�ind.

1) for which, wherefore, why, on which account; श्रूयतां यदर्थमस्मि हरिण� भवत्सकाश� प्रेषितः (śrūyatā� yadarthamasmi hariṇ� bhavatsakāśa� preṣita�) Ś.6; Kumārasambhava 5.52.

2) since, because; नूनं दैवं � शक्य� हि पुरुषेणातिवर्तितुम� � यदर्थं यत्नवाने� � लभ� विप्रतां विभो (nūna� daiva� na śakya� hi puruṣeṇātivartitum | yadartha� yatnavāneva na labhe vipratā� vibho) || Mb.

Yadartham is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yad and artham (अर्थम्). See also (synonyms): yadarthe.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yadartham (यदर्थम�).—[adjective] for which purpose, wherefore.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Yadartham (यदर्थम�):—[=yad-artham] [from yad-artha > yad] ind. on which account, for which purpose, wherefore, why, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] as, since, because, whereas, [ib.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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