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atthena

attha

masc instr sg of attha (noun); masc instr sg of attha (adj); nt instr sg of attha (adj); nt instr sg of attha (noun); …

1. meaning; sense; significance
2. benefit; profit; good; welfare
3. purpose; use; function; goal
4. matter; affair; legal case; lawsuit
5. for the purpose; for the sake; for the benefit (of)
6. matter; affair
7. need; want (for)
8. needing; wanting; seeking
9. …

Etymology. √ar + tha; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit artha [ṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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