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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 27.
    anartha mfn. (-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) Unmeaning, fruitless, nonsensical.

    E. an neg. artha use.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 22, col. 2.
    ana_rtha (thaḥ-thā-thaṃ) a. Unmeaning.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 72, col. 1.
    anartha I. Tatpur. m. (-rthaḥ) 1 Want of meaning, nonsense.

    2 A thing that is useless or obnoxious. 3 Disadvantage,

    misfortune, calamity. E. a neg. and artha.

    II. Bahuvr. m. f. n. (-rthaḥ-rthā-rtham) 1 Meaningless, un-

    meaning, nonsensical. 2 Fruitless, vain, unprofitable. 3 Un-

    happy, unlucky. E. a priv. and artha.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 19, col. 1.
    anartha an-artha. I. m. 1. Disadvan-

    tage, Man. 8, 24; Bhavaty anarthāya,

    It becomes prejudicial, Man. 4, 193.

    2. Misfortune, Śāk. 81, 8. II. adj., f.

    thā. 1. Useless, Pañc. 248, 6. 2.

    Prejudicial, Rām. 6, 21, 5. 3. Poor,

    Daśak. in Chr. 181, 1. 4. Unhappy,

    Rām. 3, 75, 40.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 26, col. 3.
    anartha an-artha, as, m. non-value; a worth-

    less or useless object; disappointing occurrence, reverse,

    evil; nonsense; (as, ā, am), worthless, useless; un-

    fortunate; having no meaning; having not that (but

    another) meaning; nonsensical. —Anartha-kara, as,

    ī, am, doing what is useless or worthless; unprofit-

    able; producing evil or misfortune. —Anartha-tva,

    am, n. uselessness, &c. —Anartha-darśin, ī, inī, i,

    minding useless or worthless things. —Anartha-nāśin,

    ī, m. (destroyer of evil), Śiva. —Anartha-buddhi,

    is, is, i, having a nonsensical intellect. —Anartha-

    bhāva, as, ā, am, malicious. —Anartha-lupta, as,

    ā, am, freed from all that is worthless. —An-artha-

    saṃśaya, as, m. not a risk of one's money; safety of

    one's money or wealth.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    p. 115, col. 2.
    an-artha, m. non-advantage; disadvantage.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 58, col. 2.
    anartha a. [na. ba.]

    1 Useless, worthless; śunaḥ pucchamivānarthaṃ pāṃḍityaṃ dharmavarjitaṃ Pt. 3. 97.

    2 Unfortunate, unhappy.

    3 Harmful, disastrous, bad; cittajñānānuvartino'narthā api priyāḥ syuḥ Dk. 160; wicked (opp. dakṣiṇa).

    4 Not having that meaning (but another); having no meaning, nonsensical, meaningless.

    5 Poor.

    rthaḥ [na. ta.]

    1 (pb) Non-use or value.

    2 A worthless or useless object.

    3 A reverse, evil, calamity, misfortune; R. 18. 14; raṃdhropanipātino 'narthāḥ Ś. 6; ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu tatra catuṣṭayaṃ H. 1; cf. chidreṣvanarthā bahulībhavaṃti &c.; Ms. 4. 193, H. 4. 92; harmful object, danger; arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityaṃ Moha M. 2.

    4 Nonsense, want of sense.

    5 N. of Viṣṇu ( āptasarvakāmatvāttasya tathātvaṃ).

    Comp.

    aṃtaraṃ [na arthāṃtaraṃ] sameness or identity.

    kara a. ( f.)

    1 doing useless or unprofitable things.

    2 mischievous, harmful; unprofitable, productive of evil.

    nāśin m. N. of Śiva (destroyer of calamities).

    bhāva a. malicious.

    lupta a. [dṛṣṭārthena aluptaḥ] not devoid of the apparent meaning; free from all that is worthless.

    saṃśayaḥ [anarthakārī saṃśayaḥ śāka. ta.]

    1 a great evil, hazardous adventure; pratinivartatāmasmādanarthasaṃśayāt Māl. 5. 2. [na. ta.] not a risk of one's money; safety of one's wealth.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 16.
    anartha a. useless, fruitless, unhappy, unlucky, meaningless, nonsensical (also °ka); m. non-advantage, disadvantage, damage, ill-luck, nonsense.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 13, col. 1.
    anartha an-artha, m. disadvantage; damage,
    misfortune; nonsense; a. useless; unfortunate;
    meaningless: -ka, a. id.; -kara, a. useless,
    unprofitable; -jña, a. not knowing the sense;
    -paṇḍita, a. skilled in mischief; -antara,
    n. no other (i.e. the same) meaning.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 26, col. 2.
    an-artha m. non-value, a worthless or useless object
    p. 26, col. 2.
    disappointing occurrence, reverse, evil
    p. 26, col. 2.
    nonsense
    p. 26, col. 2.
    an-artha mfn. worthless, useless, bad
    p. 26, col. 2.
    unfortunate
    p. 26, col. 2.
    having no meaning
    p. 26, col. 2.
    having not that (but another) meaning
    p. 26, col. 2.
    nonsensical.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 23, col. 1.
    anartha

    mfn. (-rthaḥ-rthā-rthaṃ) Unmeaning, fruitless, nonsensical.

    E. an neg.
    artha use.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 77.
    anartha a. [na. ba.] 1 Useless, worthless; śunaḥ pucchamivānarthaṃ pāṇḍityaṃ dharmavarjitam Pt.3.97. -2 Unfortunate, unhappy. -3 Harmful, disastrous, bad; cittajñānānuvartino'narthā api priyāḥ syuḥ Dk.160; wicked (opp. dakṣiṇa). -4 Not having that meaning (but another); having no meaning, nonsensical, meaningless. -5 Poor. -rthaḥ [na. ta.] 1 Non-use or value. -2 A worthless or useless object. -3 A reverse, evil, calamity, misfortune; R.18.14; randhropanipātino'narthāḥ Ś.6; ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam H.1; cf. chidreṣvanarthā bahulībhavanti &c.; Ms.4.193, H.4.92; harmful object, danger; arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityam Moha. M.2. -4 Nonsense, want of sense. -5 N. of Viṣṇu (āptasarva- kāmatvāttasya tathātvam). -Comp. -antaram [na arthāntaram] sameness or identity. cf. ārambho vyāpāraḥ kriyetyanarthāntaram ŚB. on MS.11.1.10. -kara a. (- f.) 1 doing useless or unprofitable things. -2 mischievous, harmful; unprofitable, productive of evil. -nāśin m. N. of Śiva (destroyer of calamities). -bhāva a malicious. -lupta a. [dṛṣṭārthena aluptaḥ] not devoid of the apparent meaning; free from all that is worthless. -saṃśayaḥ [anarthakārī saṃśayaḥ śāka. ta.] 1 a great evil, hazardous adventure; pratinivarta- tāmasmādanarthasaṃśayāt Māl.5.2. [na. ta.] not a risk of one's money; safety of one's wealth,

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 20, col. 1.
    anartha anartha a. (artha) vain, inutile, infructueux.

    S. m. infortune, malheur.

    anarthaka a. malheureux;

    privé de signitication;

    sans efficacité.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 28, col. 1.
    an-artha- m. désavantage, malheur; a. inutile; malheureux; qui porte malheur; -ka- a. inutile; malheureux; sans valeur; -tva- nt. inutilité.

    °paṇḍita- a. qui s'entend à créer le mal.

    °buddhi- a. qui pense à mal faire; sot; -tā- f. sottise.

    anarthāntara- a. qui a la même signification .

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 176.
    1. anartha (3. a + artha) m.

    1) Ungehöriges, Unnützes NIR. 9, 4. 10, 34.

    — 2) Nachtheil, Schaden, Unheil: arthānarthāvubhau buddhvā M. 8, 24. evaṃ niṣphalamārabdhaṃ kevalānarthasaṃhitam DAŚ. 1, 28. R. 2, 9, 29. 12, 52. 97. mahāntamanarthaṃ prāpsyasi PAÑCAT. 162, 8. tanme mahānanarthaḥ syāt 226, 12. anarthārthamāgatām zum Unheil gekommen R. 3, 27, 1. arnathubaddhi adj. 1, 2, 32. anarthabuddhitva (Gegens. guṇasaṃskāra) 5, 85, 5. ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam HIT. Pr. 10. dāturbhavatyanarthāya M. 4, 193. R. 2, 12, 8. rāvaṇānarthamicchataḥ 5, 9, 40. dvāvanarthau niṣevate PAÑCAT. I, 379. mamānarthadvayametatsaṃjātam 225, 16. yojayeyamanarthaiśca R. 6, 98, 26. Das Sprichwort randhropanipātino 'narthāḥ ( ŚĀK. 81, 8.) oder chidreṣvanarthā bahulībhavanti ( PAÑCAT. II, 187. 246, 1. HIT. I, 198.) ententspricht dem deutschen ein Unglück kommt nie allein.

    vol. 1, p. 176.
    2. anartha (wie eben) adj.

    1) unnütz PAÑCAT. 248, 6.

    — 2) unglücklich: śokārttānāmanarthānāmevaṃ naḥ paridhāvatām R. 3, 75, 40.

    — 3) Unheil bringend: so 'yaṃ mūlaharo 'narthaḥ sarveṣām R. 6, 21, 15.

    vol. 5, p. 979.
    1. anartha

    2) Spr. 3454. fg. arthadairanarthapratighātibhiḥ DAŚAK. in BENF. Chr. 181, 1. anubaddhārthānarthasaṃśayān 2. °pañjara Spr. 1446 (Conj.). °paṇḍita sich auf Unheii verstehend d. i. Unheil zu stiften verstehend (oder zu 2. anartha 3.) 2352.

    vol. 5, p. 979.
    2. anartha

    4) bedeutungslos AV. PRĀT. 4, 3.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 42, col. 3.
    1. anartha m.

    — 1) Unnützes , Ungehöriges , Unsinn.

    — 2) Nachtheil , Schaden , Uebel 94,3. 163,19. 164,26.

    vol. 1, p. 42, col. 3.
    2. anartha Adj.

    — 1) unnütz.

    — 2) unglücklich.

    — 3) Unheil bringend.

    — 4) bedeutungslos.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 11, col. 2.
    anartha unnütz, unglücklich, bedeutungslos (auch °ka); m. Nachteil, Schaden, Unglück, Unsinn.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 9, col. 1.
    anartha m. (ex an priv. et artha q. v.) res adversa, infortu-

    nium. HIT. 2. 11. 42. 18.

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 151, col. 1.
    anartha pu0 arthaḥ prayojanaṃ virodhe na0 ta0 . aniṣṭe .
    ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu tatra catuṣṭayamiti hito0 .
    nodanālakṣaṇo'rtho dharmma iti sūtre niṣedhalakṣaṇo'nartho-
    'dharma iti bhaṅgyā sūcite narakādisādhanatvādaniṣṭahetāva-
    dharmme ca . dāturbhavatyanarthāya paratrādātureva ceti manuḥ .
    ba0 . abhīṣṭarahite viṣṇau pu0 āptakāmatvāttattvam .
    artho'bhidheyaḥ prayojanaṃ vā nāsti yasya ba0 kap . artha-
    rahitamātre tri0 .

    Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata

    p. 36, col. 1.
    Anartha = Viṣṇu (1000 names).