purushartha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of four proper goals or aims of a human life: dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.

Word forms

purushartha purusharthas purusartha

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुरुषार्थ (puruṣārtha).

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