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Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अर्थार्थिन्arthārthinmfn. desirous of gaining wealth MBh. iii, 1288, desirous of making a profit, selfish
masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective desirous of gaining wealth MBh. iii, 1288, desirous of making a profit, selfish
In the Gita7·16

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥

ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha. — Among the virtuous ones who turns towards Me (the Divine) with devotion, O Arjuna, there are four kinds of bhaktas; the suffering, the seeker for good… 7·16
- अर्थार्थीarthārthīnominative singular of the masculine compound noun arthārthin (the seeker of worldly possession).
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