Dhanyavardhana, Dhānyavardhana, Dhanya-vardhana: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhānyavardhana (धान्यवर्धन).—lending grain at interest, usury with grain.
Derivable forms: dhānyavardhanam (धान्यवर्धनम्).
Dhānyavardhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhānya and vardhana (वर्धन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyavardhana (धान्यवर्धन) or Dhānyavarddhana.—n.
(-naṃ) Lending grain at interest; receiving a usurious return for a loan of corn seed supplied to the peasants. E. dhānya corn, vardhana increasing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānyavardhana (धान्यवर्धन):—[=dhānya-vardhana] [from dhānya > dhā] n. usury with g°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Partial matches: Dhanya, Vardhana.
Full-text: Dhanyavarddhana.
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