Vriddhyajiva, Vṛddhyājīva, Vriddhi-ajiva: 7 definitions
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Vriddhyajiva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Vṛddhyājīva can be transliterated into English as Vrddhyajiva or Vriddhyajiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvṛddhyājīva (वृद्ध्याजीव).—m S An usurer or a money-lender.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛddhyājīva (वृद्ध्याजीव).—m. a usurer, moneylender.
Derivable forms: vṛddhyājīvaḥ (वृद्ध्याजीवः).
Vṛddhyājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛddhi and ājīva (आजीव). See also (synonyms): vṛddhyājīvin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhyājīva (वृद्ध्याजीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A usurer. E. vṛddhi usury, and ājīva who lives.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhyājīva (वृद्ध्याजीव):—[=vṛddhy-ājīva] [from vṛddhy > vṛdh] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) mfn. one who lives by moneylending or usury, a money-lender, usurer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhyājīva (वृद्ध्याजीव):—[vṛddhyā+jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A usurer.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛddhyājīva (ವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾಜೀವ):—[noun] = ವೃದ್ಧಿಜೀವನ - [vriddhijivana -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vriddhy, Vriddhi, Ajiva.
Full-text: Vriddhyajivin.
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