unnecessary

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

किमर्थं वृथा व्ययः इति? 	-	 kimarthaMvRthAvyayaHiti? 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Whythisunnecessaryexpenditure?
निष्प्रयोजन 	-	  niSprayojana 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
अनर्थक 	-	  anarthaka 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
वृथा 	-	  vRthA 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
निर्दड 	-	  nirdaDa 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
निर्दट 	-	  nirdaTa 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
निष्कारण 	-	  niSkAraNa 	-	 adj.
  	-	 unnecessary
अशिष्य 	-	  aziSya 	-	 adj.
  	-	  that need not be taught or which it is unnecessary to teach

Monier Williams

English

 UNNECESSARY,  a.
  निष्प्रयोजनः -ना -नं,  निष्कारणः &c. ,  अहेतुकः &c. ,  वृथा
in comp. ,  see NEEDLESS
 ‘unnecessary slaughter, ’ वृथाघातः.

Borooah

English

 UNNECESSARY:
(1) अनावश्यक (f.  का)
(2)
अनावश्यकीय (f.  या)
(3) निष्प्रयोजन (f.  ना =
needless).

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  unnecessary
adj. अनावश्यक

अमरकोशः

Sanskrit

Word:  व्यर्थकम्
Root:  व्यर्थकम्
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ unnecessary
⇒ arbitrarily
⇒ nonsensically
Shloka(s): 
3|4|4|2 ► आनुकूल्यार्थकं प्राध्वं व्यर्थके तु वृथा मुधा॥ (अव्ययवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 3|4|4|2 ⇢ वृथा (वृथा) (अव्य)
➠ 3|4|4|2 ⇢ मुधा (मुधा) (अव्य)
Related word(s): 
जातिः ➡ मानसिकभावः
    

Word:  अविधिः
Root:  अविधिः
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ unnecessary
⇒ arbitrarily
⇒ nonsensically
Shloka(s): 
3|3|248|2 ► वृथा निरर्थकाविध्योर्नानानेकोभयार्थयोः॥ (नानार्थवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 3|3|248|2 ⇢ वृथा (वृथा) (अव्य)
Related word(s): 
जातिः ➡ विध्यभावः
    

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