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    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 152, col. 1.
    anvartha I. Bahuvr. m. f. n. (-rthaḥ-rthā-rtham) Having an obvious

    sense, having a sense easily to be understood from the

    etymon, as simple words like vṛtti, kaṣāyavat, or com-

    pounds, when analyzed into their constituent parts, such

    as nibandha, dīrghapattra &c. The same as anugatārtha; comp. the

    following words. (The word is taken as a Bahuvr. by Val-

    labhagaṇi on Hemach. 257. = 2. 171: anugato milito'rtho

    'nayoranvarthe; but it may be also a Tatpur.)

    II. Avyayībh. (-rtham) According to the literal sense (arising

    from the etymon); literally; e. g. kriyāyāḥ pratiṣedhena tatphalasya

    vibhāvanāt . jñeyā vibhāvanaivāsau sānvarthaṃ kathyate yathā ..

    Comp. the following. E. anu and artha.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 30, col. 2.
    anvartha anvartha, i. e. anu-artha. I.

    adj., f. thā, Clear. II. adv. tham,

    Literally.

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

    p. 47, col. 2.
    anvartha anv-artha, as, ā, am, having the

    meaning obvious, intelligible, clear. —Anvartha-gra-

    haṇa, am, n. the literal acceptation of the meaning

    of a word (as opposed to the conventional). —Anvar-

    tha-sañjñā, f. a term whose meaning is intelligible

    in itself (opposed to such technical terms as bha,

    ghu, &c.).

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 101, col. 1.
    anvartha a. [anugataḥ arthaṃ] Having the meaning clear or intelligible, having a meaning easily deducible from the etymology of the word; hence, true to the sense, significant; tathaiva sobhūdanvartho rājā prakṛtiraṃjanāt R. 4. 12; anvarthā tairvasuṃdharā Ki. 11. 64; Śi. 12. 23; anvartha evāyamadhunā pralāpo vartate U. 3.; anvarthatopi nanu rākṣasa rākṣasosi Mu. 5. 7 in the true sense of the word, properly so called.

    Comp.

    grahaṇaṃ literal acceptation of the meaning of a word (opp. to rūḍha or conventional).

    saṃjñā

    1 an appropriate name, a technical term which directly conveys its own meaning; e. g. bhaviṣyaṃtī a name for ‘future’ is an anvarthasaṃjñā compared with ḷṭ.

    2 a proper name the meaning of which is obvious.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 27.
    anvartha a. answering to the matter, having an obvious sense; °rthābhidha a. having a name of obvious meaning.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 19, col. 1.
    anvartha anu_artha, a. appropriate; obvious;
    -abhidha, a. appropriately designated.

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

    p. 46, col. 2.
    anv-artha mf(ā)n. conformable to the meaning, agreeing with the true meaning, Ragh. iv, 12
    p. 46, col. 2.
    having the meaning obvious, intelligible, clear.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 133.
    anvartha a. [anugataḥ artham] Having the meaning clear or intelligible, having a meaning easily deducible from the etymology of the word; hence, true to the sense, significant; tathaiva so'bhūdanvartho rājā prakṛtirañjanāt R.4.12; anvarthā tairvasundharā Ki.11.64; anvarthasaṃjñaiva paraṃ trimārgagā Śi.12.23; anvartha evāyamadhunā pralāpo vartate U.3.; anvarthato'pi nanu rākṣasa rākṣaso'si Mu.5.7 in the true sense of the word, properly so called. -Comp. -grahaṇam literal acceptation of the meaning of a word (opp. to rūḍha or conventional). -saṃjñā 1 an appropriate name, a technical term which directly conveys its own meaning; e. g. bhaviṣyantī a name for 'future' is an anvarthasaṃjñā compared with lṛṭ. -2 a proper name the meaning of which is obvious.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 47, col. 2.
    anv-artha- a. dont le sens va de soi; fidèle au sens; -tas au vrai sens du mot.

    °saṃjña- a. dont le nom s'accorde avec l'essence (de l'objet nommé).

    Renou Terminologie grammaticale du Sanskrit

    vol. 1, p. 44.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 272.
    anvartha (1. anu + artha) adj. f. ā dessen Sinn sich von selbst ergiebt, verständlich: hetumadvākyamanvarthaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ pratyuvāca ha R. 6, 67, 26. nāmnānvarthena vikhyāto yo manorathadāyakaḥ KATHĀS. 22, 18. 23, 33. nibandhavṛttī anvarthe H. 257. VĀCASP. zu 1194.
    vol. 5, p. 1002.
    anvartha WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 288. so v. a. anvarthasaṃjña einen Namen führend, der mit dem Wesen des Genannten übereinstimmt (nomen et omen), RAGH. 4, 12.
    vol. 7, p. 1697.
    anvartha , °nāman adj. = °saṃjña MBH. 5, 4545.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 68, col. 1.
    anvartha Adj. (f. ā) der Sache entsprechend , von selbst verständlich 132,18. 222,20.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 18, col. 2.
    anvartha sachgemäßig, selbstverständlich.