Samriddhivat, Samṛddhivat, Samriddhi-vat: 2 definitions

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Samriddhivat 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 Samṛddhivat can be transliterated into English as Samrddhivat or Samriddhivat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Samriddhivat in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samṛddhivat (समृद्धिवत्) refers to “one who is prosperous”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Jalandhara: “[...] This occurs to my mind, O valiant Jalandhara that there is none more prosperous (samṛddhivat) in the three worlds than Śiva who possesses the most excellent of all ladies. Even the four-faced lord Brahmā, immersed in her ocean of beauty, lost his mental steadiness formerly. Who can be compared to such a beautiful lady? [...]”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samriddhivat in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samṛddhivat (समृद्धिवत्):—[=sam-ṛddhi-vat] [from sam-ṛddhi > sam-ṛdh] mfn. ([probably] [wrong reading]) idem, [Śaṃkarācārya]

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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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