Dharmavriddha, Dharmavṛddha, Dharma-vriddha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dharmavṛddha can be transliterated into English as Dharmavrddha or Dharmavriddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDharmavṛddha (धर्मवृद्ध) refers to the “standard of the virtuous personages”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, as the people said after witnessing Pārvatī’s penance: “To follow the standard of the virtuous personages [i.e., dharmavṛddha] is declared to be conducive to greatness. There is no delimitation in penance. Virtue shall be honoured by the wise always. After seeing or hearing about the penance of this lady what penance will be pursued by a man? A penance greater than this has never been before, nor will it ever be”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Dharmavṛddha (धर्मवृद्ध).—A son of Akrūra;1 of Śvaphalka.2
1b) A son of Svarbhānu.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 2.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmavṛddha (धर्मवृद्ध).—a. advanced in virtue or piety; न धर्मवृद्धेषु वयः समीक्ष्यते (na dharmavṛddheṣu vayaḥ samīkṣyate) Kumārasambhava 5.16.
Dharmavṛddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and vṛddha (वृद्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmavṛddha (धर्मवृद्ध).—[adjective] rich in virtue, [masculine] a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmavṛddha (धर्मवृद्ध):—[=dharma-vṛddha] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. ‘advanced in virtue’ [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Śva-phalka, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. -dhṛk and -bhṛt)
3) [v.s. ...] of other men, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Vriddha, Dharma, Tarma.
Full-text: Shvaphalkavamsha, Dharmabhrit, Vriddha.
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