Vriddhavastha, Vṛddhāvasthā, Vriddha-avastha: 10 definitions
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Vriddhavastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Vṛddhāvasthā can be transliterated into English as Vrddhavastha or Vriddhavastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vraddhvastha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था) refers to “old age”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Then the sixteen celestial ladies arrived there and saw the couple [i.e., Śiva and Pārvatī] with great respect. [...] The celestial ladies made these sweet witty remarks to Him one by one. [...] Ahalyā said:—‘Leave off your old age (vṛddhāvasthā). Be extremely youthful so that Menā whose mind is fixed in her daughter may approve of you’”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था) refers to the “aged state”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “You must understand that the body is overcome by disease, youth is overcome by old age [com.—vṛddhāvasthā-vyāpta—‘accompanied by the aged state’], vitality is oppressed by decay and life is oppressed by death”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था).—f (S) Old age.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था).—f Old age.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था).—old age.
Vṛddhāvasthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddha and avasthā (अवस्था).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था).—f.
(-sthā) The condition or period of old age. E. vṛddha, avasthā state.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था):—[from vṛddha > vṛdh] f. the condition or period of old age, senility, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था):—[vṛddhā+vasthā] (sthā) 1. f. State of old age.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था) [Also spelled vraddhvastha]:—(nf) old age, senility.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVṛddhāvasthā (वृद्धावस्था):—n. old age;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vriddha, Avastha.
Starts with: Vriddhavasthavyapta.
Full-text: Vraddhvastha, Vriddha, Avastha, Vyapta.
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