Vardhita, Varddhita: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Vardhita means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Kavya (poetry)
Vardhita (वर्धित) refers to “having grown (one’s collection of sādhanas and mantras)”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 226).—There are apparently several Tantric rites that Bāṇa pejoratively associates with the priest: [...] “his collection of practices for mastering mantras for invisibility had grown (vardhita)”; “he was acquainted with a hundred tales about the marvels of the Śrīparvata mountain”; “his ear-cavities were punched by those possessed by Piśāca-demons, who had run to him when struck by white mustard seed he had empowered with mantras more than once”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vardhita (वर्धित) refers to “having been brought up”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned”).—Accordingly, as the Kṛttikās said to Kārttikeya: “O ocean of mercy, how is it that you ruthlessly leave us and go? This is not a virtuous thing for a fostered son to forsake his mothers. You have been brought up (vardhita) by us affectionately. Hence you are our son in virtue of that. What shall we do? Where shall we go? What can we do?”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Vardhita (वर्धित) refers to “(having) grown”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “When one is making fire by friction, first the flame takes fire on the soft grass and dried cow dung and, as the strength of the fire increases, it is able to consume big pieces of moist wood. It is the same for the concentration of loving-kindness (maitrī-samādhi): at the beginning, when one make the vows for loving-kindness, one applies them only to one’s friends; but when the mind of loving-kindness has grown, enemies and relatives become mixed up and one sees them all as experiencing happiness: this is because the dhyānas or samāpattis of loving-kindness have grown (vardhita) and are becoming complete”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vardhita (वर्धित).—p (S) Increased, augmented, made or become greater, larger, or more.
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
Vardhita (वर्धित).—p. p.
1) Grown, increased.
2) Enlarged, magnified.
3) Cut.
4) Filled, full; पाणिभ्यां तूपसंगृह्य स्वयमन्नस्य वर्धितम् (pāṇibhyāṃ tūpasaṃgṛhya svayamannasya vardhitam) Manusmṛti 3.224.
Varddhita (वर्द्धित) or Vardhita.—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Grown, expanded, increased, thriven. 2. Full, filled. 3. Cut, divided. E. vṛdh to increase, or varddh to cut, aff. kta .
Vardhita (वर्धित) or Varddhita.—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Grown, expanded, increased, thriven. 2. Full, filled. 3. Cut, divided. E. vṛdh to increase, or varddh to cut, aff. kta .
Vardhita (वर्धित).—[substantive] a kind of dish.
1) Vardhita (वर्धित):—[from vardh] 1. vardhita mfn. cut off, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] carved or fashioned (as timber for a building)
3) [v.s. ...] fabricated, built, [Vāstuvidyā]
4) [v.s. ...] filled, full, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from vardha] 2. vardhita mfn. increased, grown, expanded, augmented, strengthened, promoted, gladdened, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of dish (?), [Manu-smṛti iii, 224.]
Varddhita (वर्द्धित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Grown; filled; cut.
Vardhita (वर्धित):—(vom caus. von 1. vardh)
1) adj. s. u. 1. vardh . —
2) eine Art Schüssel [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 224.] = pūrṇaṃ piṭharādipātram [Kullūka]
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Vardhita (वर्धित):—
2) vardhitaka n. dass.: ekaśca taṇḍulaḥ kṣutpratighāte samarthaḥ . tatsamudāyaśca vardhitakaṃ samartham [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.1,203,a.]
Vardhita (वर्धित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaḍḍhavia, Vaddhāriya, Vaddāvia.
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
Vardhita (ವರ್ಧಿತ):—
1) [noun] grown up; developed; progressed.
2) [noun] that has become large, big, etc.
3) [noun] that is cut; sheared; severed.
4) [noun] having in it all there is space for; completely filled with; full.
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Vardhita (ವರ್ಧಿತ):—[noun] a grown up, matured or prospered man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Varddhita (वर्द्धित):—adj. 1. increased; fostered; furthered; 2. grown; developed;
2) Vardhita (वर्धित):—n. → वर्द्धित [varddhita]
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.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.9.39 < [Chapter 9 - The Birth of Śrī Girirāja]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 325 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
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Page 119 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.224 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Nirukta and the Vedic interpretation (study) (by Shruti S. Pradhan)
Page 37 < [Chapter 7 - Group “G”]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 85 < [Volume 2 (1872)]