अर्थवश (arthavaza)
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Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
Englishartha-vaśa, nt. (? = Pali attha-vasa, see CPD, ‘-vasa … little more than a suffix’
called masc. by CPD, but idam, kim, are used with it), reason, motive, purpose (virtually = artha): LV 〔244.8〕 idam arthavaśam adhikṛtya
Mv 〔iii.48.5〕 (kati), 10 (dve) arthavaśām, acc. pl.
kimarthavaśam samanupaśyantī MSV 〔ii.84.19〕
〔85.3〕 etc. (same phrase with kim-artham 〔84.15〕
Pali uses kim with atthavasaṃ).
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