Cakravriddhi, Cakravṛddhi, Cakra-vriddhi: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Cakravṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Cakravrddhi or Cakravriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakravriddhi.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the ManubhāṣyaCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—One of the six kinds of interest, according to Bṛhaspati;—Cakravṛddhi is interest on interest. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 8.153)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—f S Compound interest.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—f Compound interest.
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 dictionaryCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—f. 1. interest upon interest, compound interest; Manusmṛti 8.153,156.
2) wages for transporting goods in a carriage.
Derivable forms: cakravṛddhiḥ (चक्रवृद्धिः).
Cakravṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and vṛddhi (वृद्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—f.
(-ddhiḥ) Compound interest. E. cakra a wheel, vṛddhi increase.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—f. 1. interest agreed on the risk of safe carriage, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 156. 2. interest upon interest, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 153.
Cakravṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and vṛddhi (वृद्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि).—[feminine] compound interest or freight-money (lit. wheel-profit).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि):—[=cakra-vṛddhi] [from cakra] f. interest upon interest, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra]
2) [v.s. ...] [Bṛhasp.; Manu-smṛti viii, 153]
3) [v.s. ...] wages for transporting goods in a carriage, 156.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakravṛddhi (चक्रवृद्धि):—[cakra-vṛddhi] (ddhiḥ) 2. f. Compound interest; the horizon.
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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 corpusCakravṛddhi (ಚಕ್ರವೃದ್ಧಿ):—[noun] = ಚಕ್ರಬಡ್ಡಿ [cakrabaddi].
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, Cakra.
Full-text: Cakkaravirutti, Samarudha, Vriddhi.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.156 < [Section XXVII - Limitation of Interest (kusīdavṛddhi)]
Verse 8.153 < [Section XXVII - Limitation of Interest (kusīdavṛddhi)]
Verse 8.157 < [Section XXVII - Limitation of Interest (kusīdavṛddhi)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.1 - The Laws Relating to Debts (ṛṇādāna) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]