Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vṛdh वृध् – grow; increase; augment

adjective · verbal root · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified · verb

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary verbal root

grow; increase; augment

Cappeller 1891 adjective · verb

Original text · English · verb

vṛdh várdhati várdha°te ·v pp. vṛddhá1 (q.v.) A. make to grow, elevate, strengthen, cheer, gladden, rouse, inspire; M. (A.) grow, thrive, increase in (acc.); spread, expand, lengthen (days); be blessed or fortunate (±diṣṭhyā). C. vardháyati, °te A. elevate, rear, bring up, promote, further, make great or strong; delight, cheer, inspire (M. intr. or refl.). -- ati grow beyond. anu grow after another or in proportion with (acc.); grow or increase gradually. abhi grow up, grow stronger or greater, thrive or increase in (instr.), spread, expand, grow beyond (acc.), surpass. ā A. cause to grow, M. grow, increase. pari grow up, increase, get stronger or mightier. C. cause to swell (the sea); rear up, foster; gladden, delight. pra A. elevate, exalt, inspire; M. (A.) grow on or up, thrive, be animated or inspired. C. strengthen, augment, lengthen, bring up, promote, further, exalt. atipra grow beyond (acc.), surpass, exceed. saṃpra grow, increase, augment, thrive. vi grow, increase, swell, thrive, be blessed or fortunate; rise, originate. saṃvi thrive. sam A. grant, fulfil (a wish); grow, increase. C. make to grow or thrive, bring up, rear, nourish, feed, strengthen, promote, cherish, embellish. -- Cf. atipravṛddha, ativṛddha, právṛddha (sic!), vivṛddha, saṃvṛddha.

Original text · English · adjective

vṛ́dh2 ·a. pleased, merry, inspired; gladdening, increasing, strengthening.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive feminine

2. vṛdh, f. (only found in dat. vṛdhe used as a Ved. infinitive), increase, prosperity; blessing.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

vṛdh 1 . vṛdh (perhaps developed out of vi-ṛdh), cl. 1. A. (in Fut., Aor., and Cond. also P.; in Ved. and ep. P. also in other forms; sometimes confounded in occasional forms with rt. 1. vṛt), vardhate (Ved. P. vardhati, vṛ- dhati), Perf. vavṛdhe (Ved. P. vavardha), 2nd Fut. vardhiṣyate and vartsyati (identical with 2nd Fut. of rt. 1. vṛt), Aor. avardhiṣṭa and avṛ- dhat, Cond. avardhiṣyata and avartsyat (iden- tical with Cond. of rt. 1. vṛt), vardhitum (Ved. Inf. vṛdhe, vṛdhase, vāvṛdhadhyai), to increase, augment, cause to grow, make larger or stronger, raise, prosper, make to prosper, (in these active senses generally Ved. and always P.); to exhilarate, make joyful, inspirit, animate (Ved. P.); to increase, grow, become larger or stronger, prosper, be or be- come prosperous, (in these neuter senses generally A. except in the Vedic forms vṛdhati, vavardha, &c., and except in Fut., Aor., and Cond., which may be also P. in the classical language); to continue, last; to rise, ascend; to become joyful, have cause for congratulation: Caus. vardhayati, -te (also var- dhāpayati), -yitum, Aor. avīvṛdhat, avavar- dhat, to cause to increase or grow, increase, augment, amplify, enhance, make larger or stronger, cause to prosper, make powerful, raise, exalt, to make joyful, gladden; (according to some) to speak; to shine: Desid. vivardhiṣate, vivṛtsati: Intens. varī- vṛdhyate, varīvṛdhīti; [cf. Zend vared, vareda: Gr. βάλσ-τη, βλασ-τό-ς, βλαστ-άν-ω, βλωθ-ρό-ς, βραδινός, ῥαδινός, ῥίζα; ἄλσος: (perhaps) Lat. grandis: Goth. valdan, vaur-ts, ‘a root:’ Old Germ. uurza: Angl. Sax. waldan, vridian, weald: Slav. vladun, vlas, ‘hair:’ Hib. folt, ‘hair;’ fridh, ‘a forest;’ (perhaps) for-bairt, ‘increase, profit.’]

Petersburger 1855 adjective · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective

√vṛdh (von 1. vardh) adj. froh, heiter, begeistert: indrò vṛ̱ghāmindra̱ inmedhìrāṇām (īśe) ṚV. 10,89,10. ju̱ṣanta̱ vṛdhàṃ sa̱khyāyà de̱vāḥ ṚV. 1,167,4. i̱maṃ nàro marutaḥ saścatā̱ vṛdhàm ṚV. 3,16,2. Am Ende eines comp. auch in trans. Bed. mehrend, stärkend. Vgl. annā˚, āhutī˚, ṛtā˚, ṛdū˚, kṣatra˚, girā˚, ghṛtā˚, tamo˚, tugryā˚, tvā˚, dakṣa˚, devā˚, namo˚, payo˚, parvatā˚, madha̱˚, mahi˚, yajña˚, rayi˚, vayo˚, saho˚, su˚.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

vṛdh , füge in der letzten Zeile noch sadyo˚ hinzu.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

vṛ́dh Adj. — 1〉 froh, heiter, begeistert. — 2〉 erfreuend, mehrend, stärkend. — vṛdhé s. bes.

Whitney Roots 1885 verbal root

Original text · English · verbal root

vṛdh — grow

Apte 1890 verbal root

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vṛdh I. 1 A. (but Paras, also in ([Page 1007-b]) the Second Future, Aorist and Conditional, also in the Desiderative) (vardhate, vavṛdhe, avṛdhat-avardhiṣṭa, vardhi'yate varstyati, vṛddha; desid. vivṛtsati, or vivardhiṣate) 1 To grow, increase, become larger, stronger, or greater, thrive, prosper; anyonyajayasaṃraṃbho vavṛdhe vādinoriva R. 12. 92, R. 10. 78; dhanakṣaye vardhati jāṭharāgniḥ Subhāṣ.; Bk. 14. 13, Bk. 19. 26. 2 To continue, last. 3 To rise, ascend. 4 To have cause for congratulation, usually with diṣṭyā; diṣṭyā dharmapatnīsamāgamena putramukhadarśanena cāyuṣmān vardhate Ś. 7 ‘your honour is to be congratulated upon your union’ &c. — Caus. (vardhayati-te, also vardhāpayati-te) 1 To cause to grow, increase, augment, heighten, amplify, enhance; vardhayanniva tatkūṭānuddhūtairdhātureṇubhiḥ R. 4. 71. 2 To cause to prosper or thrive, glorify, magnify, exalt; H. 3. 3. 3 To congratulate, felicitate (vardhāpayāti in this sense); yadi kopi tvāṃ sāṃprataṃ madayaṃtikālābhena vardhāpayati tadā kiṃ tasya pāritoṣikaṃ karoṣi Māl. 8. II. 10 U. (vardhayati-te) 1 To speak. 2 To shine.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

1. vṛdh s. 1. vardh.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

2. vṛ́dh (meist —˚) froh, heiter; mehrend, stärkend.

Burnouf 1866 verbal root

Original text · French · verbal root

*vṛdh vṛdh. vardhe 1; p. vavṛdhe [vd. vāvṛdhe]; f2. vartsyāmi, vardhiṣye; a1. avardhiṣi; a2. avṛdham; gér. vardhitvā et vṛddhvā; pp. vṛddha. Croître [en taille, en âge, en puissance, en prospérité]. Accroître, augmenter, Vd. Cf. vṛh. vṛdhasāna m. homme. vṛdhasānu m. homme; feuille; acte qui se développe.

Derived words

  • vardhana वर्धन adjective growing; increasing; promoting

Occurrences in source texts (15)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 146–149: Viparītakaraṇa 1 occurrence

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GoS 2 occurrences
GoS 50–63: Three Locks 1 occurrence

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GoS 81–88: Moon, Fluid and Union 1 occurrence

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HP 3 occurrences
HP 3.32: Preparation for Khecarī 1 occurrence

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HP 3.49-3.57: Mūlabandha 1 occurrence

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HP 4.37-4.46: Listening to Nāda 1 occurrence

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HTK 6 occurrences
HTK 10.6*2–9*1: Ujjāyī / Ujjāyikā and Sūryabheda 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.34*2–38*1: Asvaṅgaśṛṅkhalā and Kumbhāntaraśṛṅkhalā 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.39*2–41: Merucālaka: Ameru and Meru 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.44–46*1: Ekameru, Dvimeru and Trimeru 3 occurrences

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MAN 2 occurrences
Bhadram-Śānti-Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN BS 3.1 Segment 4

    Attested form: vṛddha Grammar of the segment: karmadhāraya-compound past participle passive

Mahāmṛtyuñjaya-Mantra 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

  • MAN TB 1.1 Segment 6

    Through: vardhana Attested form: vardhanam Grammar of the segment: accusative singular masculine

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.102-5.107: Svādhiṣṭhāna 1 occurrence

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