The Sanskrit term Āyurvṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Ayurvrddhi or Ayurvriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Āyuvṛddhi (आयुवृद्धि) refers to “increasing the longevity”, according to Govinda Daivajña’s Pīyūṣadhārā (verse p.424), a commentary on Rāma Daivajña’s Muhūrtacintāmaṇi (AD 1600).—Accordingly, “[...] After having seen the rise of half of the Sun’s orb, or the setting of the half likewise, the instrument having the aforementioned characteristics should be deposited, with this sacred formula. [...] ‘You have been created a long time ago by Brahma as the foremost among the [time measuring] instruments. Therefore, for increasing the longevity of the couple [i.e., āyuvṛddhi-artha] and for conferring on them sons, wealth and the like, O water clock of mine, grant them the fulfilment of their desires’.”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Padma-purana

Āyurvṛddhi (आयुर्वृद्धि) refers to the “prolongation of life”, according to the Padmapurāṇa 7.12 (“The Greatness of the Holy Fig Tree”).—Accordingly, as Vyāsa said:—“[...] He who would worship the holy fig tree with a handful of water, would, after being free from crores of sins, go to the highest place. What would the lord in the form of the holy fig tree not give to him who binds the roots (i.e. puts up a platform around the roots) of the holy fig tree with stones etc., O brahmaṇa sage? He also, who, on seeing the holy fig tree, salutes it, goes to the highest place. (The span of) his life increases [i.e., āyurvṛddhi—sthānamāyurvṛddhirna]. There is no doubt about this. O Jaimini, there is no want or excess in the rite which, O brāhmaṇa, a man performs at theroot of the holy fig tree. [...]”.

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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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Āyurvṛddhi (आयुर्वृद्धि) refers to the “increase of long life”, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).— The Kalaśapūjā also includes the worship of Gaṇeśa and Mahākāla; the deity Āyurvṛddhi, “the Increase of Long Life”, as the Dhaupati, “Yogurt Pot”; the pañca-gomātā, “the Five Cows” deities, as the Gogrāsa, literally “cow’s mouth”, which is a leaf for making offerings to the pañca-gomātā; Vasundharā and Lakṣmī, the Goddesses of the earth and wealth respectively, as the Jvālā Nhāykaṃ, “the flaming mirror” and Sinhaḥmū, a special pot for storing ṭīkā powder, (both names in Newah), respectively; Cakrasaṃvara and Vajravārāhī again as the mākaḥdalū and kāybhaḥ; and finally this time Vaiśvānara, “The Universal Man”, another form of the sun god, as the sukundā.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āyurvṛddhi (आयुर्वृद्धि).—f. long life, longevity.

Derivable forms: āyurvṛddhiḥ (आयुर्वृद्धिः).

Āyurvṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āyus and vṛddhi (वृद्धि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Āyurvṛddhi (आयुर्वृद्धि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Oppert. Ii, 4482.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āyurvṛddhi (ಆಯುರ್ವೃದ್ಧಿ):—[noun] the process or fact of lengthening of one’s life span.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vriddhi, Ayur, Ayus, Ayu.

Full-text: Sinhahmu, Vaishvanara, Gograsa, Pancagomata, Kalashapuja, Vriddhi.

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