Rashivardhana, Rāśivardhana, Rashi-vardhana: 1 definition
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Rashivardhana 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 Rāśivardhana can be transliterated into English as Rasivardhana or Rashivardhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāśivardhana (राशिवर्धन).—a.
1) adding to the number (saṃkhyāpūraka).
2) (fig.) useless; राशिवर्धनमात्रं स नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् (rāśivardhanamātraṃ sa naiva strī na punaḥ pumān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.133.23.
Rāśivardhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāśi and vardhana (वर्धन).
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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