As a Hindi name
अर्थना · verb
स॰ [सं॰ अर्थ] माँगना । याचना करना — Śabdasāgara
अर्थना · noun · feminine
याचना । निवेदन । प्रार्थना · अर्जी- दावा — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "अर्थना" is अर्थ + -ना: अर्थ means "meaning, purport", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "अर्थना" is अर्थना + -ना: अर्थना means "स॰ [सं॰ अर्थ] माँगना । याचना करना", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
request, entreaty
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Dictionary citations
arthanā f. request, entreaty, Kathās.; Naiṣ.
arthanā Request, entreaty, suit, petition; N. 5. 112.
arthanā f. (-nā) Begging, asking. E. artha to ask, and yuc aff.
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