Purusharthas - Aims of Life



  • Dharma - chores, duty, obligations
  • Kama - fun, sensual pleasure, sexual pleasure, spiritual love
  • Artha - creating wealth and pursuit of meaning
  • Moksha - Oneness with God, liberation



Purushartha - पुरुषार्थ

Dharma - धर्म


Kama - काम

Artha - अर्थ



Moksha - मोक्ष


puruṣārtha
puruṣā* rtha [p= 637,3] [L=126586]
 any object of human pursuit

kāma , the gratification of desire ; artha , acquirement of wealth ; dharma , discharge of duty ; mokṣa , final emancipation) Mn. Prab. Kap. (-tva n.) Sa1m2khyak. &c

MBh. R. &c

(H3) m.
[L=126587]any one of the four objects or aims of existence (viz.
[L=126588]human effort or exertion
puruṣārthatrayīmaya
puruṣā* rtha---trayīmaya [L=126592]
(ī)n. intent only upon the 3 objects of man (kāma , artha and dharma) Sin6ha7s.
(H4) mf


puruṣa
púruṣa [p= 637,1] [L=126438]
 (mc. also pū́r° ; prob. fr. √ pṝ and connected with puru , pūru ifc. f(ā). , rarely f(ī). ; cf. Pa1n2. 4-i , 24) a man , male , human being (pl. people , mankind) RV. &c

pumān puruṣaḥ , a male person S3a1n3khGr2. Mn. ; daṇḍaḥp° , punishment personified Mn. ; esp. grammatical pers. ; with prathama , madhyama , uttama = the 3rd , 2nd , 1st pers. Nir. Pa1n2. ), an officer , functionary , attendant , servant Mn. MBh. &c (cf. tat-p°)

L.

sāṃkhya Philosophy (?) L.

TS. Br. Mn. &c

aratnis = 120 aṅgulas) S3Br. S3ulbas. Var.

S3Br.

nārāyaṇa) the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe (described in the puruṣa-sūkta q.v.) RV. S3Br. &c

AV. &c

para , parama , or uttama ; also identified with brahmā , viṣṇu , śiva and durgā) VS. S3Br. &c

sāṃkhya) the Spirit as passive and a spectator of the prakṛti or creative force IW. 82 &c

RV. x , 51 , 8

sapta) N. of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed Mn. i , 19

 of a pāda in the mahā-nāmnī verses La1t2y.

Jyot.

manu cākṣuṣa BhP.

L.

 men , people (cf. above )

 of the Brahmans of krauñca-dvīpa BhP.

pañca) N. of 5 princely personages or miraculous persons born under partic. constellations , Var

 Tinctoria L.

 L.
púruṣa [L=126461]
 = puruṣaka m. n. S3is3. v , 56 Sch.
púruṣa [L=126462]
 (!) N. of mount meru L.
(H1) m.
[L=126439]a person , (
[L=126440]a friend
[L=126441]a follower of the
[L=126442]a member or representative of a race or generation
[L=126443]the height or measure of a man (= 5
[L=126444]the pupil of the eye
[L=126445](also with
[L=126446]the personal and animating principle in men and other beings , the soul or spirit
[L=126447]the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe (sometimes with
[L=126448](in
[L=126449]the , " spirit " or fragrant exhalation of plants
[L=126450](with
[L=126451]N.
[L=126452]of the Ist , 3rd , 5th , 7th , 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac
[L=126453]of a son of
[L=126454]of one of the 18 attendants of the sun
[L=126455]pl.
[L=126456]N.
[L=126457](with
[L=126458]Rottleria
[L=126459]Clerodendrum Phlomoides
(H1B) mn.
(H1B) n.

puruṣāyita
puru° ṣāyitá [L=126608]
 acting like a man , playing the man (esp. in sexual intercourse) Amar. Sch. (-tva n.)
puru° ṣāyitá [L=126609]
 a kind of coitus Kpr. Kuval.
(H3) mfn.
(H3B) n.








 and animating principle in men and other beings


 or representative of a race or generation





 as passive and a spectator of the prakRti or creative force





 man as the soul and original source of the universe








 or fragrant exhalation of plants





 of the eye





 or measure of a man


 Being or Soul of the universe





 Tinctoria





 being


 Phlomoides











 of the sAMkhya Philosophy


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souledit

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attendantedit

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