पुरुषार्थ puruṣhārth
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How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Human effort or exertion; valour; industry.
An object of human pursuit.
(Hinduism) The four basic aims of human existence (viz. dharm discharge of duty; arth acquirement of wealth; kām gratification of desire; mokṣha final emancipation).
(Bābā) The effort made by the soul to attain perfection.
(Bābā) Spiritual effort. The effort made for the sake (arth) of development of the soul (puruṣh). This effort includes the steps we take for attaining the perfect state of our original and eternal self.
Usual translation
- effort
Origin of the definition
Meaning.
Import, sense.
Wealth, money.
For, for the sake of.
Man.
Soul.
पुरुषार्थ puruṣārth. Spiritual effort. The effort made for the sake (arth) of development of the soul (purush). This effort includes the steps we take for attaining the perfect state of our original and eternal self.
पुरुषार्थ puruṣārtha purusha:rth (nm) an object of human pursuit; the four basic aims of human existence (viz. धर्म discharge of duty; अर्थ acquirement of wealth; काम gratification; मोक्ष final emancipation); human effort or exertion; valour; industry; ~हीन efforsless, having no tendency to exert/work hard, invalour: hence ~हीनता (nf), —थकना one's power of exertion to be exhausted, old age to dissipate one's valour.
पुरुषार्थ. The effort made by the soul to attain perfection.
Purusharath पुरुषार्थ. Effort.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
6517 occurrences
In 1882 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
2674 occurrences
In 692 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
563 occurrences
In 84 on 122 murlis
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