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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वृद्ध

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृद्धvṛddhaa.Increased, augmented.

    [वृध्-क्त] (compar. ज्यायस् or वर्षीयस्, superl. ज्येष्ठ or वर्षिष्ठ)

    1. Increased, augmented.
    2. Full grown, grown up; अतीव वृद्धा बहुला नामृष्यत पुनः प्रजाः Mb.12.256.13.
    3. Old, aged, advanced in years; वृद्धास्ते न विचारणीयचरिताः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.35.
    4. Advanced or grown up (at the end of comp.); Compare वयोवृद्ध, धर्मवृद्ध, ज्ञानवृद्ध, आगमवृद्ध etc.
    5. Great, large.
    6. Accumulated, heaped.
    7. Wise, learned; वृद्धेभ्य एवेह मतिं स्म बाला गृह्णन्ति कालेन भवन्ति वृद्धाः Mb.3.133.1.
    8. Eminent in, distinguished by.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्धः

      1. An old man; हैयंगवीनमादाय घोषवृद्धानुपस्थितान् R.1.45;9.78; प्राप्या- वन्तीनुदयनकथाकोविदग्रामवृद्धान् Me.3.
      2. A worthy or venerable man.
      3. A sage, saint.
      4. A male descendant.

    • -द्धम्

      1. Benzoin.
      2. (In Grammar) A word having a Vṛiddhi vowel in the first syllable, as आ, ऐ and औ.

    • -अङ्गुलिः

      1. Feminine
      2. the thumb.
      3. the great toe.

    • -अवस्था old age.

    • -आचारः an ancient or long-standing custom.

    • -उक्षः an old bull.

    • -उपसेविन् Adjective honouring the aged.

    • -काकः a raven.

    • -गर्भा Adjective far advanced in pregnancy.

    • -नाभि Adjective corpulent, pot-bellied.

    • -प्रमातामहः a maternal great-grand-father.

    • -भावः old age. यश्चाफलस्तस्य न वृद्धभावः Mb.3.133.9.

    • -मतम् the precept of ancient sages.

    • -युवतिः

      1. a procuress.
      2. a midwife; Buddh.

    • -राजः a kind of sorrel.

    • -वयस् Adjective older in age; वृद्धवयाः प्रत्युत्थेयः ŚB. on MS.6.2.21.

    • -वाहनः the mango tree.

    • -श्रवस् Masculine an epithet of Indra; वृद्धश्रवाः समभिनन्दति साधु साध्वीम् Mv.7.3.

    • -संघः a council of elders.

    • -संयोगः association with the aged; Kau. Atmanepada 1.7.

    • -सूत्रकम् a flock of cotton.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वृद्धvṛddhamfn. (fr. √वर्ध्, p. 926, col. 1) cut, cut off, destroyed MBh.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from √वर्ध्, page and participle 926, column 1) cut, cut off, destroyed MBh.
    2. neuter gender what is cut off, a piece S3ulbas. (varia lectio वृध्र).
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective grown, become larger or longer or stronger, increased, augmented, great, large fg-veda etc.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective grown up, full-grown, advanced in years, aged, old, senior (often in compound with the names of authors, especially of authors of law-books [confer, compare IW. 300, 302], to denote either an older recension of their works or the work of some older authors of the same name; confer, compare वृद्ध-कात्यायन, -गर्ग etc.) TS. Mn. MBh. etc.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') older by Gaut. vi, 15
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective experienced, wise, learned MBh. Ka1m.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eminent in, distinguished by (instrumental case or compound) Mn. MBh. etc.
    8. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective important VPra1t.
    9. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective exalted, joyful, glad (also applied to hymns) fg-veda
    10. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in gram., a vowel) increased (by Vr2iddhi वृद्धि quod vide) to आ or ऐ or औ, APra1t. La1t2y.
    11. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective containing (or treated as containing) आ or ऐ or औ in the first syllable Pa1n2. 1-73 etc.
    12. masculine gender an old man (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' "eldest among") Mn. MBh. etc. (confer, compare compound)
    13. masculine gender a religious mendicant VarBr2S.
    14. masculine gender an elephant eighty years old Gal.
    15. masculine gender Argyreia Speciosa or Argentea Lexicographers
    16. masculine gender and f(आ). an elder male or female descendant, a patronymic or metronymic designating an elder descendant (as opp. to युवन् quod vide; exempli gratia, 'for example' गार्ग्य is वृद्ध, गार्ग्यायण is युवन्) Pa1n2. 1-2, 65 etc.
    17. neuter gender a nominal stem (and some other stems) whose first syllable contains an आ or ऐ or औ Pa1n2. 1-1, 73 etc.
    18. neuter gender the word वृद्ध ibidem v, 3, 62.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वृद्धvṛddha[vrid-dhá] pp. (√vridh) grown up, full-grown; increased, enlarged, augmented; great, large; advanced in years…

    [vrid-dhá] perfect passive participle (√vridh) grown up, full-grown; increased, enlarged, augmented; great, large; advanced in years, aged, old; senior by (--˚); experienced, wise; eminent in, distinguished by (instrumental, --˚); glad, joyous (Rig-veda); raised by Vriddhi to â, ai, or au, containing or treated as containing â, ai, or au in the first syllable (grammatical term); masculine old man, â, feminine; also equal for old woman; elder descendant, patrony mic or metronymic designating an elder descendant (e. genitive Gârgya is vriddha, Gâr gyâyana is yuvan).

    Source: Macdonell

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