Kayakavriddhi, Kāyakavṛddhi, Kayaka-vriddhi: 1 definition

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Kayakavriddhi 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 Kāyakavṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Kayakavrddhi or Kayakavriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Kayakavriddhi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāyakavṛddhi (कायकवृद्धि).—f.

1) interest consisting in the use of any animal or capital stock pawned.

2) interest of which the payment does not affect the principal, or the use of the body of an animal pledged by the person to whom it is pledged.

Derivable forms: kāyakavṛddhiḥ (कायकवृद्धिः).

Kāyakavṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāyaka and vṛddhi (वृद्धि). See also (synonyms): kāyikāvṛddhi, kāyikīvṛddhi.

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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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