Vardhaka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Vardhaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Sreenivasarao’s Blog: Temple WorshipVardhaka refers to “securing prosperity (for the people, ruler and the state)”.—According to the Agamas, the brahmotsava is the most important Utsava (“festival”) in a temple. It is believed Brahma himself conducts the Utsava in honor of the presiding deity of the temple. Brahmotsava is usually a grand occasion. It is spectacular, colorful, and full of gaiety; and draws huge enthusiastic crowds. Brahmotsavas also carry social, economical and political significance. The scale and splendor of the Brahmotsava is often an index of a temples affluence, popularity and prestige. Agama texts mention five kinds of Brahmotsava. For example: A four-day Brahmothsava (Arsha or Manusha) to secure prosperity for the people, ruler and the state (rajya-vardhaka, lakshmi-pritikara). This is sometimes stretched to seven days.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvardhaka (वर्धक).—a (S) That augments or increases; that causes to grow, advance, thrive.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvardhaka (वर्धक).—a That increases; that causes to grow.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक).—a. [vṛdh-ṇic ṇvul]
1) Increasing.
2) Cutting, dividing.
3) Filling.
-kaḥ 1 A carpenter.
2) Name of a tree (Mar. bhāraṃga).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक) or Vardha.—also vaddhaka, nt. (semi-MIndic; [Jaina Māhārāṣṭrī] vaḍḍhaya, and compare AMg. vaṭṭa), a (metal) cup or bowl or pan: so loha-vaddhakaṃ tattakaṃ ādāya samudrakūlam āgataḥ (proposing to bale the water out of the sea) Mahāvastu ii.90.15 (here v.l. °vardhakaṃ); vaddhakaṃ nikṣipitvā 16; dīrghā brāhme (so ms., Senart em. brahmā) ahorātrā loha-vardhaṃ (no v.l.) ca tattakaṃ (n. sg.) 91.3 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक) or Varddhaka.—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Increasing, causing to grow or increase. 2. Dividing. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A plant, commonly Bamanhati. 2. A carpenter. E. vṛdh to grow, or varddh to divide, aff. ṇvul .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक).— ([Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 12, 7), and vardhaki vardhaki ([Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 63, 2, ed. Seramp.), m. A carpenter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक).—[adjective] cutting, shearing; [masculine] = seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vardhaka (वर्धक):—[from vardh] mfn. cutting, dividing, cutting off, shearing (See māṣaand śmaśru-v)
2) [v.s. ...] m. a carpenter, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vardhaka (वर्धक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaḍḍhavaa, Vaddhāvaya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVardhaka (ವರ್ಧಕ):—
1) [adjective] increasing; developing; growing.
2) [adjective] cutting; severing.
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Vardhaka (ವರ್ಧಕ):—
1) [noun] a senior or aged man.
2) [noun] a workman who builds and repairs wooden things, esp. the wooden parts of buildings, ships, etc.; a carpenter.
3) [noun] the tree Brucea sumatrana of Simaroubaceae family.
4) [noun] a device, machine, etc. used to develop (something) further; a developing machine.
5) [noun] a chemical used to develop film, plates, etc.; a developer.
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Vārdhaka (ವಾರ್ಧಕ):—
1) [noun] abundance; plentifulness.
2) [noun] the fact of being old; old age.
3) [noun] an aged man.
4) [noun] a group of old men.
5) [noun] (pros.) a metrical verse having six lines, of which the third and sixth have six groups of five prosodic units, followed at the end by a long unit, while the other four lines have four groups of five prosodic units.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVardhaka (वर्धक):—adj. → वर्द्धक [varddhaka]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vardhakashatpadi.
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