Purusharthi, Puruṣārthī: 4 definitions

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Purusharthi means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Purusharthi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

puruṣārthī (पुरुषार्थी).—a (S) That is working out or seeking one of the forms of puruṣārtha. Ex. miḷālē yēthēṃ sarva nṛpati || jē pu0 thōra thōra ||.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Purusharthi in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Purūṣārthī (पुरूषार्थी):—(a) diligent, industrious; valorous, heroic.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Purusharthi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puruṣārthi (ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥಿ):—

1) [noun] a man motivated by altruism and high ideals.

2) [noun] a man having manly qualities.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Purusharthi in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Puruṣārthī (पुरुषार्थी):—adj. manly; courageous; powerful;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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