"किमर्थम्" meaning in Sanskrit

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Adverb

IPA: /ki.mɐɾ.tʰɐm/ [Vedic], /kiˈmɐɾ.t̪ʰɐm/ [Classical] Forms: kimartham [romanization]
Etymology: किम् (kim) + अर्थ (artha) Etymology templates: {{root|sa|ine-pro|*h₃er-}}, {{root|sa|sa|अर्थ्}}, {{af|sa|किम्|अर्थ}} किम् (kim) + अर्थ (artha) Head templates: {{head|sa|adverb|head=|sc=|sccat=1|tr=}} किमर्थम् • (kimartham), {{sa-adv}} किमर्थम् • (kimartham)
  1. why, for what, for what reason

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for किमर्थम् meaning in Sanskrit (1.4kB)

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