A History of Indian Literature v1.c9.s2.36

v1.c9.s2.36

¹ Dharma, “law and custom” or “morality,” artha “utility,” “advantages” “practical life” and *kāma*, “sensual gratification” are the three aims of life, to a certain extent the be-all and end-all of human existence, according to Indian ethics. The final aim of all striving, however, is *mokṣa*, “deliverance,” to which the various sects and philosophical systems indicate different paths.