Apravriddhi, Apravṛddhi: 2 definitions

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Apravriddhi 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 Apravṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Apravrddhi or Apravriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Apravriddhi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Apravṛddhi (अप्रवृद्धि):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-ddhiḥ) Not excessive growth; e. g. kacaśmaśrunakhāpravṛddhiḥ (one of the 34 superhuman qualities of a Jaina Arhat) i. e. ‘their hair, beard and nails are not excessively long’. E. a neg. and pravṛddhi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Apravriddhi in German

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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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