Vriddhanguli, Vṛddhāṅguli, Vriddha-anguli: 4 definitions
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Vriddhanguli 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 Vṛddhāṅguli can be transliterated into English as Vrddhanguli or Vriddhanguli, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛddhāṅguli (वृद्धाङ्गुलि).—f.
1) the thumb.
2) the great toe.
Derivable forms: vṛddhāṅguliḥ (वृद्धाङ्गुलिः).
Vṛddhāṅguli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddha and aṅguli (अङ्गुलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhāṅguli (वृद्धाङ्गुलि).—f.
(-liḥ) The thumb. E. vṛddha large, and aṅguli a finger.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛddhāṅguli (वृद्धाङ्गुलि):—[from vṛddha > vṛdh] f. the great finger, the thumb, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] the great toe, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhāṅguli (वृद्धाङ्गुलि):—[vṛddhā+ṅguli] (liḥ) 2. f. The thumb.
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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