artha (‘ object’, ‘ that which one seeks’)
1 An ambiguous term, conveying both the sense of ‘aim’ or ‘purpose’, and the object aimed at or purposed. By extension, it can therefore convey the cause, motive, or reason for something. It also designates the object to which a word points, in terms of both its meaning and its particular use.... ...
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