Artha
| Artha | |
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| Short description | Anything that gives temporary relief from suffering |
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Artha (Bengali: অর্থ, Devanagari: अर्थ) is anything that gives temporary relief from suffering. In general, the word "Artha" means "wealth" or "money".[1] It also means "meaning" or "significance".[2][3]
Meaning
Anything that gives temporary liberation from suffering or bondages is called Artha. Bondages such as the necessity for food, water, clothes, accommodation, medical treatment, etc. are related to this world and are physical in nature. Anything that gives temporary relief from these bondages are called Artha. As mostly money or wealth is required to collect things like food, clothes, accommodation etc, in general "artha" means money or wealth. According to Anandamurti, human beings must continue their efforts to attain artha if they have not yet attained Paramartha.[3]
The word artha also means "meaning". In the Sanskrit sentence "Itihásati iti arthá itihása", "arha" means meaning.[4] Another meaning of artha is "intellectual pursuit".[4]
References
- ^ Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Samskrta glossary Ananda Marga Pracarka Samgha
- ^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "This World and the Next" Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 4
- ^ a b Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "Yatamána – 2" Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 5
- ^ a b Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar "Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása" A Few Problems Solved Part 3