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(in phil.) a motive for discussing the point in question (MW)
aim (MW)
cause (MW)
design (MW)
end (MW)
means of attaining (MW)
motive (MW)
object (MW)
occasion (MW)
opportunity (MW)
purpose (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Pashupata Shaivism 24
Mīmāṃsā 20
jātaka, avadāna 18
Language 12
narrative literature 10
Kashmirian Shivaism 10
Mahāyāna 9
Kāmaśāstra 8
meaninglessness 7
Politics 7
Buddha's life 6
King, rājanīti 5
dharma 5
Medicine 5
Grammar 5
Bhakti 4
Law 4
Genealogies 3
Logic 3
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 3
Nyāya 3
Buddhism 3
Military science 2
war 2
Kṛṣṇa 2
hunting 2
Yoga 2
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 2
Poetology 2
āśā, hope 2
agniṣṭoma 2
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs 2
rape, sexual harassment 1
Urvaśī and Purūravas 1
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 1
Burning of Kāma 1
burnt by Śiva 1
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 1
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 1
ghost, monster, demon 1
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga 1
explanation of the Soma sacrifice, somapravacana 1
Noun derivation 1
Police 1
Vāmadeva 1
Peace and war 1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 1
Birth, childhood, and youth 1
Kirātārjunīya 1
svarga, heaven 1
upanayana, initiation 1
śruti, Veda 1
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha 1
Zoology 1
State finances 1
prāyaścitta 1
Alchemy 1
Lexicography 1
Dharmaśāstra 1
mantra 1
Asceticism, tapas 1
vānaprastha 1
karman doctrine 1
gṛhastha, householder 1
Sāṃkhya 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
(Im-)purity 1
Women 1
Mahābhārata 1
āpaddharma 1
Prostitution 1
Indra 1
Customs and taxes 1
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 1
weapons, arms 1
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 1
Sacrifice, yajña 1
Liberation, mokṣa, release 1
bhasmasnāna, ashes 1
army 1
truth, satya, ṛta 1
fable 1
daṇḍa, punishment 1
authority of the Veda 1
Concept Notes Count aim the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" 6 function what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" 5 goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" 2 motivation the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" 2 causal agent any entity that causes events to happen 1
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