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[वृध्-क्तिन्]

1. Growth, increase, augmentation, development; पुपोष वृद्धिं हरिदश्वदीधितेरनुप्रवेशादिव बालचन्द्रमाः R.3.22; तपोवृद्धि, ज्ञानवृद्धि etc.
2. Waxing, increase of the digits of the moon; पर्यायपीतस्य सुरैर्हिमांशोः कलाक्षयः श्लाघ्यतरो हि वृद्धेः R.5.16; Ku.7.1.
3. Increase in wealth, prosperity, affluence; वृद्धिकाले तु संप्राप्ते दुर्जनोऽपि सुहृद्भवेत् Pt.2.112.
4. Success, advancement, rise, progress; परवृद्धिमत्सरि मनो हि मानिनाम् Śi.15.1.
5. Wealth, property.
6. A heap, quantity, multitude.
7. Interest; as in सरलवृद्धि, चक्रवृद्धि etc.; वसिष्ठविहितां वृद्धिं सृजेद्वित्तविवर्धिनीम् Ms.8.14.
8. Usury; वृद्ध्या कृषिवणिक्त्वेन... स्वाध्यायगणितं महत् Mb.12.62.9.
9. Profit, gain.
10. Enlargement of the scrotum.
11. Extension of power or revenue.
12. (In Grammar) The increase or lengthening of vowels, the change of अ, इ, उ, ऋ, short or long, and लृ to आ, ऐ, औ, आर्, and आल् respectively.
13. The impurity caused by child-birth in a family (called जननाशौच quod vide, which see).
14. Cutting off.
15. (In law) Forfeiture (as of property).
16. (वृधु हिंसायाम्) Injury (पीडा); नुदेद्वृद्धिसमृद्धी स प्रतिकूले नृपात्मज Mb.5.135.29.
17. Elevation (of ground).
18. Prolongation (of life).

1. feminine cutting off, abscission W.
2. feminine (in law) forfeiture, deduction ibidem
3. feminine (for 1. see page and participle1010) growth, increase, augmentation, rise, advancement, extension, welfare, prosperity, success, fortune, happiness fg-veda etc.
4. feminine elevation (of ground) VarBr2S.
5. feminine prolongation (of life) Pan5cat.
6. feminine swelling (of the body) Sus3r.
7. feminine enlargement of the scrotum (either from swelled testicle or hydrocele) ibidem
8. feminine swelling or rising (of the sea or of the waters), waxing (of the moon) MBh.
9. feminine gain, profit R. Subh.
10. feminine profit from lending money etc., usury, interest Mn. Ya1jn5. MBh. (the various kinds of interest recognized by Hindu1 Hindu lawyers are, 1. कायिका वृद्धि, "body-interest" id est either the advantage arising from the body of an animal pledged as security for a loan, or interest paid repeatedly without reducing the body or principal; 2. कालिका व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "time-interest" id est payable weekly, monthly, annually, etc., but most usually computed by the month; 3. चक्रव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "wheel-interest" id est interest upon interest, compound interest; 4. कारिता व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "stipulated interest", at a rate higher than the usual legal rate; 5. शिखा-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "interest growing like a lock of hair" id est at a usurious rate payable daily Page1011,2; 6. भोग-लाभ, "advantage [accruing to a creditor] from the use" of objects handed over to him as security exempli gratia, 'for example' of lands, gardens, animals, etc.: "lawful interest" is called धर्म-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "usurious interest" अ-न्याय-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "interest at the highest legal rate" परम-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) IW. 264
11. feminine the second modification or increase of vowels (to which they are subject under certain conditions exempli gratia, 'for example' आ is the Vr2iddhi वृद्धि of the vowel अ; ऐ of इ, ई, and ए; औ of उ, ऊ, and ओ; confer, compare 2. वृद्ध and कृत-वृद्धि) VPra1t. Pa1n2. Ra1jat. Sarvad.
12. feminine one of the 8 principal drugs (described as mild, cooling etc.; and a remedy for phlegm. leprosy, and worms) Sus3r. Bhpr.
13. feminine Name of the 11th of the astrological Yogas योग s (or the Yoga योग star of the 11th lunar mansion) Lexicographers
14. feminine Equivalent to वृद्धि-श्राद्ध Gr2S.
15. masculine gender (with भट्ट) Name of a poet catalogue or catalogues