Ridh, Ṛdh: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṛdh can be transliterated into English as Rdh or Ridh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚdh (ऋध्).—4, 5 P. (ṛdhyati, ṛdhnoti, ānardha, ārdhīt ardhitum, ṛddha); sometimes 7 P. (ṛṇāddhi)
1) To prosper, flourish, thrive, succeed; नाब्रह्म ऋत्रमृध्नोति (nābrahma ṛtramṛdhnoti) Manusmṛti 9.322.
2) To grow, increase (fig. also).
3) To cause to succeed, make prosperous.
4) To satisfy, gratify, please, propitiate; सोऽहं प्राग्भवतैव भूतजननीमृध्नोमि (so'haṃ prāgbhavataiva bhūtajananīmṛdhnomi) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.29.
5) To accomplish. -Desid. ईर्त्सति (īrtsati) or अर्दिधिषति (ardidhiṣati).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚdh (ऋध्).—[ṛdha] r. 4th cl. (u) ṛdhu (ṛdhyati) To increase, to grow, to flourish, to prosper. r. 5th cl. (ṛdhnoti) 1. To increase, &c. 2. To augment or make increase. 3. To please.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚdh (ऋध्).—i. 4, [Parasmaipada.], ii. 5, [Parasmaipada.] and ved. also i. 6 and ii. 7. 1. To prosper, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 322 (ii. 5); Mahābhārata 2, 1693 (i. 4); pass. To prosper, Mahābhārata 3, 8488. 2. To augment (ved.). 3. † To please; ṛuana, Prosperous, Ragh, 2, 50.
— With sam sam, To prosper, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 315 (ii. 5), Mahābhārata 2, 1960 (i. 4); sam- ṛddha. 1. Completed, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 44, 60. 2. Abundant, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 104, 26. 3. Abounding in (with instr. or abl.), [Daśakumāracarita] in
— Cf. also etc., and but ṛdh being compounded, viz. ṛ -dhā, and the Vedas having a vb. ṛd, which may be considered also as derived from ṛ, the base or may be another derivation from ṛ; cf. also [Latin] ordior.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚdh (ऋध्).—ṛdhnoti ṛdhyate ṛdhyati [participle] ṛddha (q.v.) thrive, succeed, prosper; make prosperous, further, promote, accomplish. [Causative] ardhayati gratify.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚdh (ऋध्):—[class] 6. 2. 4. 5. 7.[Parasmaipada] ([Potential] 1. [plural] ṛdhema, [Atharva-veda]; [subjunctive] 3. sg. ṛdhat, [Ṛg-veda]; [present tense] p. ṛdhat; cf. ṛdhad below) ṛdhyati;—ṛdhnoti;—ṛṇaddhi;
— ānardha, ardhitā, ardhiṣyati, etc., to grow, increase, prosper, succeed, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti] etc.;
—to cause to increase or prosper, promote, make prosperous, accomplish, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] :—[Passive voice] ṛdhyate, to be promoted, increase, prosper, succeed, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad] :—[Causal] ardhayati, to satisfy, [Atharva-veda vii, 80, 4; Nirukta, by Yāska] :—[Desiderative] ardidhiṣati or īrtsati;—(cf. √rādh and vṛdh.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚdh (ऋध्):—(ya, na, u ra) ṛdhvati ṝdhnoti 4. 5. a. To increase, to augment; to prosper; to please.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Ridha, Ridhad, Ridhadri, Ridhadvara, Ridhagari, Ridhaj, Ridhak, Ridhaka, Ridhama, Ridhan, Ridhanmantra, Ridhat, Ridhi, Ridhi bidhi, Ridhmuka, Ridhnuka, Ridhuka, Ridhyate, Ridhyati, Rithe.
Ends with (+53): Abhigridh, Abhipravridh, Abhivridh, Adhispridh, Adhivridh, Adhyridh, Ahutivridh, Andhakasuhridh, Annavridh, Anugridh, Anuvridh, Anvridh, Ardh, Asridh, Atiprashridh, Ativridh, Avashridh, Avridh, Daivavridh, Dakshavridh.
Full-text (+40): Samardhaka, Ardh, Samriddhi, Anvridh, Samriddhin, Vyridh, Samriddha, Ridhad, Daurarddhi, Adhyridh, Riddhi, Ridhyate, Riddhila, Udarddha, Prardh, Upardh, Samardhuka, Samriddhivriddhilabha, Samarddhaka, Virtsa.
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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)