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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vardhra (वर्ध्र).—[vṛdh-ran Uṇādi-sūtra 2.27]

1) A leather strap or thong; संलक्ष्यपल्ययनवर्ध्रपदास्तुरङ्गाः (saṃlakṣyapalyayanavardhrapadāsturaṅgāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.53;2.5;18.5.

2) Leather.

3) Lead.

Derivable forms: vardhram (वर्ध्रम्).

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Vārdhra (वार्ध्र).—f. A leather thong.

Derivable forms: vārdhram (वार्ध्रम्).

See also (synonyms): vārdhrī.

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

Vardhra (वर्ध्र) or Varddhra.—nf. (-rddhraṃ-rddhrī) A leathern thong or girth for securing a saddle. n.

(-rddhraṃ) 1. Leather. 2. Lead. E. vṛdh to increase, Unadi aff. ṣṭran; also written vardhra .

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

Vardhra (वर्ध्र).—[masculine] & [neuter] leather strap, thong, girth.

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

1) Vardhra (वर्ध्र):—[from vardh] m. ‘what is cut out or off (?)’, a strap, thong, leather band of any kind, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [from vardh] n. idem, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] leather, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] lead, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Vārdhra (वार्ध्र):—mf(ī)n. ([from] vardhra) fit for straps (as a hide), [Pāṇini 5-1, 15 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

6) consisting of leather, leathern, [Pāṇini 4-3, 151]

7) n. and f(ī). a leather thong, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vardhra (वर्ध्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaddha.

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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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Starts with: Vardhrakathina, Vardhrakathinika, Vardhranasa, Vardhravyuta.

Ends with: Mitravardhra.

Full-text: Vardhri, Mitravardha, Varddhra, Vadhra, Baddha, Vardha, Vardhravyuta, Vardhrakathinika, Vardhrakathina, Vaddha, Mitravardhra, Vardhranasa, Vaddhapatika, Vardhrinasa, Vattakara, Var, Vapra.

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