As a deity name
Name 873 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
अर्ह · adj
पूज्य · योग्य । उपयुक्त · मूल्य के योग्य मूल्यवान् — Śabdasāgara
अर्ह · noun · masculine
ईश्वर · इंद्र । विष्णु · मूल्य । दाम — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
meriting, deserving (praise or blame, cf. pūjārha, nindārha), worthy of, having a claim or being entitled to (acc. or Inf. or in comp.)
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Dictionary citations
arha mf(ā)n. meriting, deserving (praise or blame, cf. pūjārha, nindārha), worthy of, having a claim or being entitled to (acc. or Inf. or in comp.)
being required, obliged, allowed (with Inf.)
becoming, proper, fit (with gen. or ifc.), Pañcat.
worth (in money), costing, R., (cf. satārha, sahasrārha)
arha m. a N. of Indra, L.
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