Artha (Sanskrit).
1. aim, object, goal, purpose.
2. an object of perception.
3. meaning, significance.

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)

artha: Object-referent; meaning; purpose (There are many other meanings).

Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti

ártha as, am m. n. [in RV. i-ix only n. [Page 90, Column 3]
• in RV. x six times n. and thrice m
• in later Sanskṛit only m.] aim, purpose (very often artham, arthena, arthāya, and arthe ifc. or with gen., for the sake of. on account of. in behalf of. for')
• cause, motive, reason Mn. ii, 213, &c
• advantage, use, utility (generally named with kāma and dharma, tri-varga
• used in wishing well to another, dat. or gen. Pāṇ. 2-3, 73)
• thing, object (said of the membrum virile ŚBr. xiv)
• object of the senses VarBṛS
• (hence) the number, five', Seiryas
• substance, wealth, property, opulence, money
• (hence in astron.) N. of the second mansion, the mansion of wealth (cf, dhana) VarBṛS
• personified as the son of Dharma arid Buddhi BhP
• affair, concern (Ved. often acc. ártham with √i, or gam, to go to one's business, take up one's work RV. &c.)
• (in law) lawsuit, action
• having to do with (instr.), wanting, needing anything (instr.), SBr, &c
• sense, meaning, notion (cf. artha-śabdau and arthāt s.v. below and vedatattvârtha-vid)
• manner, kind L., prohibition, prevention L
• price (for argha, q.v.) L
• (āt), abl. ind., s.v. below
• (e), loc. ind. with √1. kṛ (g. sakṣād-ādi, q.v.)

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William

gnyer

[translation-san] {MSA} artha

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} purpose; sake (of)

[comments] Shouldn't the English be: seek; strive to produce {SW}

Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary

de phyir

[translation-san] {C} artha

[translation-san] {C} sattvārthi (=tasmāhu?)

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} because of that; therefore

[translation-eng] wealth; aim; fortune; benefits; entity; meaning; something of value; for the welfare of beings

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don

[translation-san] {MSA,MV} artha

[translation-san] {C} arthatas

[translation-san] {MSA} kārya

[translation-san] {MSA} parakārya

[translation-san] {MSA} kāryatva{?}

[translation-san] {MV} bhāva

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} meaning; object; function; fact; purpose{N}; welfare

[translation-eng] {C} according to ultimate reality; (according to) its meaning

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don byed

[translation-san] {MSA} artha

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} perform a function

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don bzang po

[translation-san] {C} sad-artha

[translation-san] {C,MSA} sv-artha

[translation-san] {MSA} artha

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} good meaning

[translation-eng] {C} good in sense; real in meaning

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nor

[translation-san] {C,MSA} dhana

[translation-san] {L} artha

[translation-san] {L} bhrānta

[translation-san] {MSA} vitta

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} (1) wealth; riches. to err; mistake; error

[translation-eng] error; illusion; {C}money; prize; treasure; goods

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