Occurrences

Mahābhārata
Divyāvadāna
Matsyapurāṇa
Pañcārthabhāṣya
Mṛgendraṭīkā

Mahābhārata
MBh, 9, 37, 38.2 harṣasthānaṃ kimarthaṃ vai tavedaṃ munisattama /
Divyāvadāna
Divyāv, 20, 73.1 atha rājā kanakavarṇastaṃ bhagavantaṃ pratyekabuddhamidamavocat kimartham ṛṣe ihābhyāgamanaṃ bhojanārthaṃ mahārāja //
Matsyapurāṇa
MPur, 72, 9.1 brahmankimarthametatte hāsyamākasmikaṃ kṛtam /
Pañcārthabhāṣya
PABh zu PāśupSūtra, 4, 3, 4.0 kimarthamiti cet //
Mṛgendraṭīkā
MṛgṬīkā zu MṛgT, Vidyāpāda, 3, 6.1, 13.0 idamidānīṃ vivicyate yadi tāvat parameśvaraḥ kāruṇyāt saṃsārijanojjihīrṣayā jagatāṃ sthitijanmādau pravartate tatkimarthaṃ pratyuta sāṃsārikeṣu duḥkheṣu varākānimān prāṇino niyojayati atha tasyaivaṃvidha eva svabhāvaḥ tanmuktamapi jantuṃ kiṃ na saṃsārayatītyāha muktasya śiva eva saḥ satyaṃ kāruṇyādeva bhagavān prāṇino'nugrahītuṃ pravartate //