Arthavriddhi, Arthavṛddhi, Artha-vriddhi: 5 definitions
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Arthavriddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Arthavṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Arthavrddhi or Arthavriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Arthavṛddhi (अर्थवृद्धि) refers to the “increase of wealth”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Gambling is laying a wager in playing with animate or inanimate objects. If well managed it leads to the increase of wealth (arthavṛddhi) and desires. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArthavṛddhi (अर्थवृद्धि).—f. accumulation of wealth.
Derivable forms: arthavṛddhiḥ (अर्थवृद्धिः).
Arthavṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms artha and vṛddhi (वृद्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArthavṛddhi (अर्थवृद्धि).—f.
(-ddhiḥ) Accumulation of wealth. E. artha and vṛddhi increase.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArthavṛddhi (अर्थवृद्धि):—[=artha-vṛddhi] [from artha] f. accumulation of wealth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryArthavṛddhi (अर्थवृद्धि):—[artha-vṛddhi] (ddhiḥ) 2. f. Increase.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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