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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बृंहणbṛṃhaṇaa.Fostering, nourishing.

    Fostering, nourishing.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः A kind of sweetmeat.

    • -णम्

      1. Nourishing.
      2. The roaring noise (of an elephant); रथ्याघोषैर्बृंहणैर्वारणानाम् Śi.18.3.
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  2. उद्बृंहणudbṛṃhaṇaa.Increasing, strengthening; Bhāg.

    Increasing, strengthening; Bhāg.

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  3. उपबृंहणम्upabṛṃhaṇamIncrease; A. Rām.7.6.29.

    Increase; Atmanepada Rām.7.6.29.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. बृंहणbṛṃhaṇa[brimh-ana] a. fattening, nourishing; n. fattening, invigorating: -tva, n. quality of strengthening; -an-îya…

    [brimh-ana] adjective fattening, nourishing; neuter fattening, invigorating: -tva, neuter quality of strengthening; -an-îya, adjective fattening, nour ishing; -ayitavya, future participle passive to be strengthened; -ita, perfect passive participle neuter trumpeting of an elephant; roar of a lion.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. बृंहणbṛṃhaṇamfn. (fr. Caus.) making big or fat or strong, nourishing Sus3r.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from Causal) making big or fat or strong, nourishing Sus3r.
    2. masculine gender a kind of sweetmeat W.
    3. neuter gender the act of making big etc. ibidem
    4. neuter gender a means for making strong or firm RPra1t.
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  2. उद्बृंहणudbṛṃhaṇamfn. (√बृह्), increasing, strengthening BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√बृह्), increasing, strengthening BhP.

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  3. उपबृंहणupabṛṃhaṇasee उप-वृंहण, ˚वृंहिन् under उप-√वृंह् .

    see उप-वृंहण, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवृंहिन् under उप-√वृंह् .

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  4. जलबृंहणjalabṛṃhaṇaflood of water, L.

    flood of water, Lexicographers

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  5. परिबृंहणparibṛṃhaṇan. prosperity, welfare BhP.
    1. neuter gender prosperity, welfare BhP.
    2. neuter gender an additional work, supplement Mn. MBh.
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  6. बृंहणत्वbṛṃhaṇatvan. the quality of making fat or strong Sus3r.
    1. neuter gender the quality of making fat or strong Sus3r.
    2. neuter gender the quality of making solid or firm Hariv.
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