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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vivardhin (विवर्धिन्) (Cf. Vivardhinī) means “to increase (heighten)” and is used to describe Pārvatī (daughter of Menā and the incarnation of Goddess Śivā), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Sage Nārada said to Menā:—“O Menā, O king of mountains, this daughter of yours has all auspicious signs. Like the first digit of the moon she will increase day by day. She will delight her husband, and heighten the glory [i.e., kīrti-vivardhinī] of her parents. She will be a great chaste lady. She will grant bliss to everyone always. I see all good signs in the palm of your daughter, O lord of mountains. There is an abnormal line also. Listen to the indication thereof. Her husband will be a naked Yogin, without any qualities. He will be free from lust. He will have neither mother nor father. He will be indifferent to honours. His dress and manners will be inauspicious”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vivardhin (विवर्धिन्).—= [preceding] adj. (only [feminine] & —°).

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

Vivardhin (विवर्धिन्):—[=vi-vardhin] [from vi-vṛdh] mfn. increasing, augmenting, furthering, enhancing (only in f. inī, and at the end of a Śloka), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]

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Vivardhin 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: Vi, Vardhin.

Starts with: Vivardhini.

Ends with: Mahasukhavivardhin, Sukhavivardhin, Vittavivardhin.

Full-text: Vittavivardhin, Vivardhini.

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