Vriddhabhava, Vṛddhabhāva, Vriddha-bhava: 8 definitions
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Vriddhabhava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛddhabhāva can be transliterated into English as Vrddhabhava or Vriddhabhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव) refers to the “aged state”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She makes the Great Sound (of mantra) and, very powerful, she makes (the worlds) tremble. She is powerfully penetrated by the bliss of the Command and, wearing a human skin as a shawl and (human) skin (as clothing) [i.e., tvaca-parīdhānā], she resides in the sequence of the eighty-one (syllable mantra). O fair one, such is the visualized form there will be in the aged state [i.e., vṛddhabhāva]. The Vidyā here is Mahāmāyā whose form is sixteen syllables”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव).—old age. यश्चाफलस्तस्य न वृद्धभावः (yaścāphalastasya na vṛddhabhāvaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.133.9.
Derivable forms: vṛddhabhāvaḥ (वृद्धभावः).
Vṛddhabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddha and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Old age. E. vṛddha and bhāva quality.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव).—m. old age, [Pañcatantra] 50, 8. Sadbhāva, i. e.
Vṛddhabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddha and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव):—[=vṛddha-bhāva] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] m. the state of being old, senility, [Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhabhāva (वृद्धभाव):—[vṛddha-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Old age.
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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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