Marudvridha, Marudvṛdhā, Marut-vridha: 6 definitions
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Marudvridha 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 Marudvṛdhā can be transliterated into English as Marudvrdha or Marudvridha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Marudvṛdhā (मरुद्वृधा).—(Marudvriddha-Br. P.)—a R in Bhāratavarṣa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 18.
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
Marudvṛdhā (मरुद्वृधा).—The river Kāverī; अभ्रंलिहानहह पश्य मरुद्- वृधायाः (abhraṃlihānahaha paśya marud- vṛdhāyāḥ) Viś. Guṇā.448.
Marudvṛdhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms marut and vṛdhā (वृधा). See also (synonyms): marudvṛddhā.
Marudvṛdha (मरुद्वृध).—[adjective] rejoicing in the Maruts.
1) Marudvṛdha (मरुद्वृध):—[=marud-vṛdha] [from marud > marut] mfn. (marud-) rejoicing in the wind or in the Maruts, [Ṛg-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) Marudvṛdhā (मरुद्वृधा):—[=marud-vṛdhā] [from marud-vṛdha > marud > marut] f. Name of a river in the Panjāb, [Ṛg-veda; Prāyaścitta-tattva]
Marudvṛdha (मरुद्वृध):—[(marut + vṛdha)] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 106, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 2.]
1) adj. des Windes oder der Marut froh: śaṃ naḥ śocā ma.udvṛ.ho gne sahasra.ātamaḥ [Ṛgveda 3, 13, 6.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 16, 2. 3.] —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses im Pendṣab, [Geschichte des Weda u. G. des W. 138. fg.] [Ṛgveda 10,75,5.] [PRĀYAŚCITTEND. 11,b,4.] nach [Yāska’s Nirukta 9,26] Beiw. von Flüssen überh.; vgl. marudvidhā, marudvṛtā, marudvṛddhā .
Marudvṛdha (मरुद्वृध):——
1) Adj. des Windes oder der Marut froh. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses.
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: Vridha, Marud, Marut.
Full-text: Marudvriddha, Marudvidha, Marudvrita.
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