उपार्जन
Sanskrit
Etymology
उप- (upa-) + अर्जन (arjana, “acquiring, procuring”). Compare with अर्जति (arjati, “to earn”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /u.pɑːɽ.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uˈpɑːɽ.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
उपार्जन • (upārjana) m
- procuring, earning
- c. 300 BCE, Pañcatantra Dharmabuddhi ca duṣṭabuddhi:
- तावर्थोपार्जननिमित्तं देशान्तरं गतौ
- tāvarthopārjananimittaṃ deśāntaraṃ gatau
- thus, having the acquisition of wealth in mind, they went to another region
- तावर्थोपार्जननिमित्तं देशान्तरं गतौ
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “उपार्जन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 214.