The Sanskrit term Śikhāvṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Sikhavrddhi or Shikhavriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the Manubhāṣya

Śikhāvṛddhi (शिखावृद्धि).—One of the six kinds of interest, according to Bṛhaspati;—When interest is received every day, it is called Śikhāvṛddhi; because it grows constantly like hair, except on the loss of the head, that is, the payment of the principal. Śikhāvṛddhi interest shall be realised by the creditor so long as the principal remains unpaid. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 8.153)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śikhāvṛddhi (शिखावृद्धि).—f. a kind of usurious interest daily increasing.

Derivable forms: śikhāvṛddhiḥ (शिखावृद्धिः).

Śikhāvṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śikhā and vṛddhi (वृद्धि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śikhāvṛddhi (शिखावृद्धि).—f.

(-ddhiḥ) Usurious interest payable daily. E. śikhā a tuft of hair, and vṛddhi interest; growing constantly.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śikhāvṛddhi (शिखावृद्धि):—[=śikhā-vṛddhi] [from śikhā] f. ‘high-interest’, a kind of usurious interest increasing daily, [Bṛhasp.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śikhāvṛddhi (शिखावृद्धि):—[śikhā-vṛddhi] (ddhiḥ) 2. f. Usurious interest payable daily.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shikhavriddhi in German

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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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Partial matches: Shikha, Vriddhi.

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