Vriddhakala, Vṛddhakāla, Vriddha-kala: 4 definitions

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Vriddhakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Vṛddhakāla can be transliterated into English as Vrddhakala or Vriddhakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Chaitanya’s life and teachings (history)

Vriddha-kala is one of the places visited by Chaitanya during his pilgrimage in Southern India between April 1510 and January 1512.—Vriddha-kal.—Varaha-swami temple, a monolithic pagoda, n. w. of "Arjun's Penance" and 3/4 m. s. of Valipitham, at Mahavalipuram or Seven Pagodas; image of Vishnu with a huge boar's head, overcanopied by the Shesha Nag.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vriddhakala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vṛddhakāla (वृद्धकाल):—[=vṛddha-kāla] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] m. old age, [Cāṇakya]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vriddhakala 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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vriddhakala in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vṛddhakāla (वृद्धकाल):—n. old age;

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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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