Vriddhijivana, Vṛddhijīvana, Vriddhi-jivana: 5 definitions
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Vriddhijivana 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 Vṛddhijīvana can be transliterated into English as Vrddhijivana or Vriddhijivana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛddhijīvana (वृद्धिजीवन).—the profession of usury;
Derivable forms: vṛddhijīvanam (वृद्धिजीवनम्).
Vṛddhijīvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddhi and jīvana (जीवन). See also (synonyms): vṛddhijīvikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhijīvana (वृद्धिजीवन).—[adjective] living by usury.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛddhijīvana (वृद्धिजीवन):—[=vṛddhi-jīvana] [from vṛddhi > vṛdh] mfn. idem, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛddhijīvana (ವೃದ್ಧಿಜೀವನ):—
1) [noun] a living on the interest earned on the amount lent as loan.
2) [noun] he who lives on interest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vriddhi, Jivana.
Full-text: Vriddhyajivi, Vriddhyajiva, Vriddhijivike, Vriddhijivika.
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