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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 69.
    arthakara mfn. (-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) Producing or yielding wealth, what enriches.

    E. artha, and kara what makes, also similar compounds, as arthakāraka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ,) arthakārin mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) and arthajanaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ,) &c.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 54, col. 1.
    artha-kara (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Enriching. Also
    arthakāraka, arthakārin, &c.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 50, col. 2.
    arthakara artha-kara, adj., f. rī, Use-

    ful, Hit. Pr. d. 18.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 27, col. 2.
    arthakara artha-kara, a. (ī) useful; -kāma, n.
    sg., m. du. the useful and the pleasant; a. desirous
    of wealth; wishing to be useful; -kām-
    -ya, a. id.; -kārśya, n. destitution, poverty;
    -kilbiṣin, a. transgressing with money;
    -kṛcchra, n. difficult matter; -kṛt, a. useful;
    -kṛtya, n., ā, f. accomplishment of an
    affair; -grahaṇa, n. taking away of money;
    import of the meaning; -ghna, a. (ī) prodigal;
    -citta, a. intent on riches; -cintaka,
    a. knower of the useful; -jāta, n. sg. pl.
    money; things, objects; -jña, a. understanding
    the matter or the meaning; -tattva, n. real
    state of things; fact of a matter; true sense:
    -tas, ad. for a purpose; for the sake of (-°);
    for the sake of gain; in truth, really, according
    to the meaning; -tṛṣṇā, f. thirst for gold,
    avarice; -tva, n. serviceableness for (-°); -da,
    a. useful; liberal; -datta, m. N. of wealthy
    merchants; -darśana, n. judging a matter;
    -dāna, n. present in money; -dūṣaṇa, n.
    prodigality; unjust seizure of property.

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

    ☞ p. 90, col. 3.
    artha—kara mf(ī)n. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 20, Sch.) producing advantage, useful, Hit.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 57, col. 2.
    arthakara

    mfn. (-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) Producing yielding wealth, what enriches.

    E.
    artha, and kara what makes, also similar compounds, as arthakāraka
    mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) arthakārin

    mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) and arthajanaka

    mfn.
    (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) &c.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 434.
    arthakara (a° + ka°) adj. f. ī P. 3, 2, 20, Sch. Nutzen bringend, nützlich: vidyā HIT. Pr. 18.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 110, col. 2.
    arthakara Adj. (f. ī) nützlich Spr. 600.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 368, col. 1.
    arthakara tri0 arthaṃ karoti kṛ—hetvādau ṭa . artha hetu
    karmakārake striyāṃ ṅīp . arthakarī daṇḍanītyādividyā .

    Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata

    ☞ p. 91, col. 1.
    Arthakara = Śiva (1000 names1).