1. to please, win favour, propitiate, convince Ja.i.337 (dārake), Ja.i.421, Ja.i.452; Ja.ii.72 (manusse); Ja.iv.274 (for ābhirādheti T.); Vism.73 (ārādhayanto Nāthassa vana-vāsena mānasaṃ); Dhp-a.ii.71; Dāvs iii.93 (ārādhayi sabbajanaṃ); Mil.352. In older literature only in phrase cittaṃ ārādheti to please one’s heart, to gladden, win over, propitiate DN.i.118 sq., DN.i.175 (but cp āraddha-citta to ārabhati); MN.i.85, MN.i.341; SN.ii.107; SN.v.109; Ja.ii.372; Mil.25.
2. to attain, accomplish, fulfill, succeed SN.v.23 (maggaṃ), SN.v.82, SN.v.180, SN.v.294; It iii. (variant reading ārām˚); Snp.488 = Snp.509. Cp. ārādhaka 1

pp ārādhita (q.v.)
■ See also parābhetvā.

Caus. of ā + rādh, in meaning 2 confused with ārabhati. In BSk. strangely distorted to ārāgayati; freq in Divy as well as Avs