Avridha, Avṛdha: 5 definitions

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Avridha 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 Avṛdha can be transliterated into English as Avrdha or Avridha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avṛdha (अवृध).—a. Ved.

1) Not increasing.

2) Not promoting, not honouring.

3) Not rendering prosperous or refreshing; अश्रद्धाँ अवृधाँ अयज्ञान् (aśraddhāṃ avṛdhāṃ ayajñān) Ṛgveda 7.6.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Āvrīḍha (आव्रीढ).—ppp. to āvarhati, q.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avṛdha (अवृध):—[=a-vṛdha] [from avṛddhi-ka] mfn. not rendering prosperous or refreshing (the gods with sacrifices), [Ṛg-veda vii, 6, 3.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Avridha 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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