ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ

ಧರ್ಮ (dharma, “religion; duty; dharma”) +‎ ಅರ್ಥ (artha, “purpose; meaning; wealth”) Borrowed from Sanskrit ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ (dharmārtha).

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐɾmaːɾt̪ʰɐ/

ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ • (dharmārtha)

1. charitable; done for the sake of charity or dharma.
2. free of charge (usually in a religious or institutional context).

   ಅದು ಒಂದು ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು.

   Adu ondu dharmārtha caṭuvaṭikeyāgittu.

   That was a charitable activity.

   (formal)

ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ • (dharmārtha)

1. gratis; free of charge; as an act of charity.

   ಈ ಔಷಧಿಯನ್ನು ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

   Ī auṣadhiyannu dharmārthavāgi nīḍalāguttade.

   This medicine is given free of charge.

   (formal)

• This word is highly (formal) and (literary). For daily conversational use regarding "free" things, use ಉಚಿತ (ucita) or ಪುಕ್ಕಟೆ (pukkaṭe).

• V. Krishna (2019), “ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ [dharmārtha]”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971