वृथा (vRthA)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 वृथा Ind.
	 1. Uselessly,  fruitlessly.
	 2. Wrongly,  incorrectly.
	 3. In vain, 
(in composition with nouns.)
	 4. Compounded with articles of food, 
it implies they are hot.
 E.
  वृ to choose,  &c.,  aff.
   थाक् ।

Capeller Eng

English

 वृ॑था adv.
  at will,  at pleasure
 freely,  gaily,  at random
in vain,  for nothing,  falsely,  wrongly (often °—).

Yates

English

 वृथा
adv. Useless,  wrong.

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 futile
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 invain
वृथा कालहरणं करोति 	-	 vRthAkAlaharaNaMkaroti 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Youarewastingtime.
वृथा भवान् चिन्तां करोति 	-	 vRthAbhavAncintAMkaroti 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Youjustworryunnecessarily.
किमर्थं वृथा व्ययः इति? 	-	 kimarthaMvRthAvyayaHiti? 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Whythisunnecessaryexpenditure?
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adj.
  	-	  unnecessary
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adverb 	-	  nonsensically
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adverb 	-	  arbitrarily
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  idly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at will
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  vainly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  fruitlessly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at random
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  unduly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  frivolously
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at pleasure
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  lightly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  falsely
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  wrongly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  incorrectly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  easily
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  wantonly

वृथा 	-	  vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	 frivolously
निराबाध 	-	  nirAbAdha 	-	 adj.
  	-	 frivolously or vexatious
हेडते  { हेड् } 	-	  heDate  { heD } 	-	 verb 1 	-	  act or treat carelessly or frivolously
हेळते  { हेड् } 	-	  heLate  { heD } 	-	 verb 1 	-	  act or treat carelessly or frivolously
हेलितव्य 	-	  helitavya 	-	 n.
  	-	  it is to be acted carelessly or frivolously

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   frivolously  
   निराबाध  nirAbAdha adj.
   frivolously or vexatious   
   वृथावाच्  vRthAvAc f.
   frivolous or untrue speech  
   धर  dhara m.
   frivolous or dissolute man   
   प्रजल्प  prajalpa m.
   heedless or frivolous words  
   वृथाछेद  vRthAcheda m.
   useless or frivolous cutting   
   वितण्डा  vitaNDA f.
   perverse or frivolous argument  
   वितण्डा  vitaNDA f.
   trivial and frivolous objection   
   वृथाचार  vRthAcAra m.
   frivolous or lawless in conduct  
   हेडते  { हेड् }  heDate  { heD } verb 1  act or treat carelessly or frivolously   
   हेळते  { हेड् }  heLate  { heD } verb 1  act or treat carelessly or frivolously  
   हेलितव्य  helitavya n.
   it is to be acted carelessly or frivolously     
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA adverb  nonsensically   
   मृषा  mRSA adverb  nonsensically    
   अनर्थकम्  anarthakam adverb  nonsensically   
   असङ्गतम्  asaGgatam adverb  nonsensically    
   असम्बद्धम्  asambaddham adverb  nonsensically      
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   idly   
   पुनरुक्तवादिन्  punaruktavAdin adj.
   talking idly    
   वध्रिवाच्  vadhrivAc adj.
   idly talking  
   सम्भिन्नप्रलापिक  sambhinnapralApika adj.
   talking idly    
   विप्रलाप  vipralApa m.
   talking idly   
   विलपन  vilapana n.
   talking idly or wildly   
   प्रलपति  { प्रलप् }  pralapati  { pralap } verb  talk idly or incoherently  
   अविकथयत्  avikathayat adj.
   not talking vainly or idly    
   वाक्चपल  vAkcapala adj.
   talking flippantly or idly      
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   fruitlessly   
   प्रतिरोधन  pratirodhana n.
   allowing anything to pass by fruitlessly      
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   wantonly   
   सललितम्  salalitam ind.
   wantonly    
   सुललितम्  sulalitam adj.
   very wantonly   
   लोलचक्षुस्  lolacakSus adj.
   looking wantonly upon   
   सुललितम्  sulalitam ind.
   very sportively or wantonly   
   खुदति  { खुद् }  khudati  { khud } verb  sport wantonly or amorously     
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   unduly   
   पतितसावित्रीक  patitasAvitrIka m.
   man of the first 3 classes whose investiture has been unduly performed or omitted     
            

 
   वृथा  vRthA ind.
   vainly   
   अविकथयत्  avikathayat adj.
   not talking vainly or idly     
            

Wilson

English

 वृथा ind.
1 Useless,  fruitless.
2 Wrong,  incorrect.
3 In vain. 
4 Compounded with articles of food,  it implies they are hot.
E.
  वृ to choose,  &c.,  aff.
   थाक्.

Apte

English

वृथा [vṛthā],  ind.
  [वृ-थाल् किच्च]

To no purpose,  in vain,  uselessly,  unprofitably
 oft
 en with the force of an adjective
 व्यर्थं यत्र कपीन्द्रसख्यमपि मे वीर्यं हरीणां वृथा U.*
  3. 45
 दिवं यदि प्रार्थयसे वृथा श्रमः Ku.*
  5.45.

Unnecessarily.

Foolishly,  idly,  wantonly.

Wrongly
 improperly. (At the beginning of comp.
  वृथा may be translated by 'vain,  useless,  improper,  false,  idle' &c.
 ).Comp.   -अट्या strolling about idly,  walking for pleasure
 Ms.*
  7.47. -अन्नम् food for one's own use only.-आकारः a false form,  an empty show
 पश्येद्दारान् वृथा- कारान् स भवेद्राजवल्लभः Pt.*
  1.58. -आर्तवा a barren woman. -आलम्भः Cutting unnecessarily
 (ओषधीनां) वृथालम्भे$नु- गच्छेद्गां दिनमेकं पयोव्रतः Ms.*
  11.144. -उत्पन्न a.
  born in vain
 तं (पुत्रं) कामजमरिक्थीयं वृथोत्पन्नं प्रचक्षते Ms.*
  9.147.-कथा idle talk. -जन्मन् n.
  unprofitable or vain birth.-दानम् a gift that may be revoked,  or not made good if promised
 देवपितृविहीनं यदीश्वरेभ्यः स्वदोषतः । दत्वानुकीर्तनाच्चैव वेदाग्निव्रतत्यागिने ॥ अन्यायोपार्जितं दानं व्यर्थं ब्रह्महणे तथा । गुरवे$- नृतवक्त्राया स्तेनाय पतिताय च ॥ कृतघ्नाय च यद्दत्तं सर्वदा ब्रह्मविद्विषे । याजकाय च सर्वस्य वृषल्याः पतये तथा ॥ परिचारकाय भृत्याय सर्वत्र पिशुनाय च । इत्येतानि तु राजेन्द्र वृथादानानि षोडश ॥ Vahni Purāṇa
 Ms.*
  8.159. -मति a.
  foolish-minded. -मांसम् flesh not intended for the Gods or Manes. -वादिन् a.
  speaking falsely.

Apte 1890

English

 वृथा ind. [वृ-थाल् किच्च] 1 To no purpose,  in vain,  uselessly,  unprofitably
 often with the force an adjective
 व्यर्थं यत्र कपींद्रसख्यमपि मे वीर्यं हरीणां वृथा U. 3. 45
 दिवं यदि प्रार्थयसे वृथा श्रमः Ku. 5. 45. 
2 Unnecessarily. 
3 Foolishly,  idly,  wantonly. 
4 Wrongly
 improperly. (At the beginning of comp. वृथा may be translated by ‘vain,  useless,  improper,  false,  idle’ &c.). 
Comp. 
अक्ष्या strolling about idly,  walking for pleasure. 
आकारः a false form,  an empty show. 
कथा idle talk. 
जन्मन् n. unprofitable or vain birth. 
दानं a gift that may be revoked,  or not made good if promised. 
मति a. foolish-minded. 
मांसं flesh not intended for the Gods or Manes. 
वादिन् a. speaking falsely. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 वृ॑था a ind.
  (prob. connected with √ 2. वृ) at will,  at pleasure,  at random,  easily,  lightly,  wantonly,  frivolously,  RV.
  
 Br.
 
 Gobh.
 
 Mn.
  
 Yājñ.
 
 MBh.

 in vain,  vainly,  uselessly,  fruitlessly,  idly,  TBr.
   &c.
   &c.
   (with √ कृ,  ‘to make useless’,  disappoint,  frustrate
 with √ भू,  ‘to be useless’,  be disappointed or frustrated)

 wrongly,  falsely,  incorrectly,  unduly,  MBh.
  
 Kāv.
  &c.
  

 वृ॑था b &c.
   See p.
  1007,  col. 3.

Monier Williams 1872

English

 वृथा वृथा,  ind. (said to be fr. rt. वृ
according to some for वर-था),  without trouble, 
(in Ṛg-veda IX. 76,  1 = अन्-आयासेन)
 without
pain,  without difficulty,  with ease,  easily (Ved.)
without necessity,  unnecessarily,  uselessly,  fruitlessly, 
in vain
 unprofitably
 foolishly,  idly,  wantonly, 
falsely
 wrongly,  incorrectly
 vain,  purposeless,  use-
less,  fruitless
 (if compounded with articles of food, 
वृथा is said to mean ‘hot’)
 [cf. Gr. ῥεῖα,  βρᾶ, 
ῥᾷ,  ῥάῐστος,  ῥᾴδιος,  &c.]
—वृथा-कथा,  f. idle
talk,  nonsense.
—वृथाकार (°था-आक्°),  अस्,  m. a
false form,  mere appearance,  empty show.
—वृथा-
कुल-समाचार,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  whose family and prac-
tices are low.
—वृथाघात (°था-आघ्°),  अस्,  m.
striking uselessly,  killing unnecessarily.
—वृथा-
जन्मन्,  अ,  n. useless or unprofitable birth.
—वृ-
थाट्या (°था-अट्°),  f. going or strolling about in an
idle manner,  travelling for pleasure (regarded as a
vice in a king
 Manu VII. 47).
—वृथा-दान, 
अम्,  n. useless or improper gift,  a gift that may be
annulled (or if promised,  not made good,  as a gift
promised to courtezans,  wrestlers,  or money lost at
play,  &c.
 according to some there are sixteen kinds
of these gifts).
—वृथा-पशु-घ्न,  अस्,  m. the
slayer of an animal wrongly or unnecessarily (i. e. not
for sacrifice).
—वृथा-प्रतिज्ञ,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  one who
makes a promise rashly.
—वृथा-भू,  cl. 1. P. -भ-
वति,  &c.,  to be in vain,  to be useless,  to be frustrated.
—वृथा-भोग,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  enjoying in vain or
to no purpose.
—वृथा-मति,  इस्,  इस्,  इ,  foolish-
minded,  wrong-minded.
—वृथा-मांस,  अम्,  n.
‘useless flesh, ’ i. e. flesh not destined for the gods or
Pitṛs,  (the eater of such flesh is said to be born as a
goblin)
 (अस्),  m. one who eats such flesh.
—वृ-
थालम्भ (°था-आल्°),  अस्,  m. cutting or plucking
unnecessarily,  (Manu XI. 144.)
—वृथा-वादिन्,  ई, 
इनी,  इ,  speaking falsely.
—वृथा-श्रम,  अस्,  m.
vain exertion,  useless labour.
—वृथा-षाह्,  -षाट्, 
m.,  Ved. one who easily overcomes or conquers, 
(Sāy. = अनायासेन शत्रूणाम् अभिभविता,  Ṛg-
veda 1. 63,  4.)
—वृथा-सङ्कर-जात,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  born
in vain by the mixture of different castes,  one who
neglects to perform his duties.
—वृथोत्पन्न (°था-
उत्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  born or produced in vain.

Macdonell

English

 वृथा vṛ́-thā,  ad. [√ 2. vṛ] at pleasure,  lightly 🞄(V.)
 in vain,  uselessly,  idly (ord. mg.
 C.)
 🞄wrongly,  falsely (C.).

Benfey

English

 वृथा वृथा,  i. e. वर + था,  adv.
 1.
Without pain (to one's own pleasure), 
Chr. 294,  6 = Rigv. i. 88,  6.
 2. With-
out necessity,  Man.  11,  144 (वृथा
-आलम्भ,  m.
  Cutting or plucking un-
necessarily).
 3. In vain,  Man.  4,  63
vain,  Pañc. i. d. 62.
 4. Useless,  fruit-
less,  Pañc. iii. d. 31.
 5. Foolishly, 
Vikr. 55,  20, 
 6. Wrongly,  incorrectly, 
Śṛṅgārat. 21.
 7. Without being sacri-
ficed,  Man.  5,  34
 4,  213. -- Cf.  ῥεῖα,  βρᾶ,  ῥᾷ,  ῥάϊστος,  ῥᾷδιος, 
etc.

Hindi

,  बेकार प्रचंड (indecl) आलस्य, 

Apte Hindi

Hindi

वृथा
अव्य* - वृ + थाल् किच्च
"बिना किसी अभिप्राय के,  व्यर्थ,  निरर्थक,  बिना किसी लाभ के"

वृथा
अव्य* - -
अनावश्यक रूप से

वृथा
अव्य* - -
"मूर्खता से,  आलस्य पूर्वक,  बलगाम"

वृथा
अव्य* - -
"गलत तरीके से,  अनुचित रूप से "

L R Vaidya

English

 vfTA {% ind. %} 1. Uselessly,  unnecessarily,  fruitlessly,  in vain,  to no purpose,  अनिर्लोडितकार्यस्य वाग्जालं वाग्मिनो वृथा Sis.ii.27,  iii.52
 2. foolishly,  idly
 3. wrongly,  incorrectly.(In composition with nouns,  वृथा means ‘idle,  false,  vain,  useless &c.’)

Bopp

Latin

 वृथा Adv. frustra,  incassum. H. 4. 13. 50.

Lanman

English

 vṛ́thā,  adv. at will,  at pleasure
 for
pleasure,  i. e. not for the sake of the gods.
[√2vṛ,  ‘choose,  will, ’ 1101.]

Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch

German

 वृथा ,  vgl. Geldner,  Ved. Studien I,  115 ff.

Wordnet

Sanskrit

Synonyms:
  व्यर्थम्,  मृषा,  वृथा
adverb
  
कारणात् विना।
 "सः व्यर्थम् एव भ्रमति।"

अभिधानचिन्तामणिः

Sanskrit

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तिर्यगर्थे तिरः साचि निष्फले तु वृथा मुधा ।
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तिर्यञ्च् (क्ली),  तिरस् (अ),  साचि (अ),  निष्फल (क्ली),  वृथा (अ),  मुधा (अ)

नाममाला

Sanskrit

विफल,  वितथ,  वृथा
मृषालीकं मुधा मोघं विफलं वितथं वृथा ।
verse 0.1.1.186
page 0088

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 वृथा,  व्य,
   निरर्थकः । तत्पर्य्यायः । मुधा २ व्यर्थ-कम् ३ अविधिः ४ । इत्यमरः ॥
 यथा,  --“अदण्डपाशिको ग्रामो अदासीकञ्च यद्गृहम् ।अनाज्यभोजनं यच्च वृथा तदिति मे मतिः ॥
”इति वह्निपुराणे प्रेतोपाख्याननामाध्यायः ॥
अपि च ।“वृथा वृष्टिः समुद्रस्य तृप्तस्य भोजनं वृथा ।वृथा दानं समृद्धस्य नीचस्य सुकृतं वृथा ॥
”इति गारुडे ११५ अध्यायः ॥

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 वृथा अव्य०
  वृ--थाल् किच्च । निरर्थके अमरः ।

Capeller

German

 वृ॑था Adv. nach Belieben,  zufällig,  umsonst, 
verkehrt,  fälschlich,  mit Unrecht.

Grassman

German

 vṛ́thā [von 2. vṛ],  nach Belieben,  mit leichter Mühe,  aus eigener Lust,  lustig {58, 4}
 {63, 7}
 {88, 6}
 {92, 2}
 {130, 5}
 {140, 5}
 {168, 4}
 {206, 3}
 {215, 9}
 {410, 4}
 {453, 5}
 {640, 10}
 {728, 7}
 {733, 3}
 {734, 2}
 {742, 1}
 {776, 17}
 {788, 1}
 {800, 5}. _{800, 6}
 {809, 9}
 {821, 21}
 {852, 7}
 {887, 24}
 {919, 13}.

Burnouf

French

 वृथा वृथा adv. (sfx. था) d'une manière cachée
		 en vain,  inutilement.
वृथाकुल a. dont la famille est inconnue.
वृथादान n.
  présent infructueux,  dépense sans profit.

Stchoupak

French

 वृथा
 adv. à volonté,  à (son) gré,  au hasard 
 vainement, 
inutilement 
 faussement,  indûment,  à tort 
 व्। कृ- rendre inutile 
 व्।
भू- être inutile,  être déçu,  frustré.
°कुल-समाचार- a. dont la (bonne) naissance et la conduite ne servent.
à rien. 
°कृसर-संयाव- m.
  plat de pois et d'orge inutilement préparé (i.
e. qui n'est pas offert aux dieux).
°क्लेश- m.
  peine inutile 
 a. qui a peiné en vain. 
°दान- nt. don inutile.
°पलित- a. dont les cheveux ont blanchi en vain (i. e. vieilli sans
devenir sage).
°पशु-घ्न- ag. qui tue des animaux inutilement (autrement que pour les
sacrifier).
°मति- a. qui a l'esprit frivole ou faux.
°मांस- nt. viande inutile (qui ne sert pas pour le sacrifice).
°लिङ्ग- a. sans raison valable.
°व्रत- nt. fausse pratique religieuse.
°श्रम- m.
  fatigue ou effort inutile.
°संकर-जात- a. v. né d'un mélange de castes (et de ce fait)
inutilement.
वृथाकार- m.
  fausse apparence.
वृथाचार- m.
  conduite frivole,  illicite.
वृथाट्या- f.
  flânerie.
वृथात्मायास- m.
  mortification inutile.
वृथोत्पन्न- a. v. né inutilement.
वृथोद्याम- a. qui s'efforce en vain. 

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