Vrimhayitar, Vṛṃhayitar: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Vṛṃhayitar can be transliterated into English as Vrmhayitar or Vrimhayitar, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vrimhayitar in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vṛṃhayitar (वृंहयितर्) or Bṛṃhayitar.—(= Pali brūhetā, see below), one who magnifies, exalts, in the sense of devotes himself to, frequents (solitude, solitary places): vṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārā- ṇām (see śūnyāgāra) Mahāvyutpatti 2437 = Pali brūhetā suññāgārā- naṃ Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.33.11; commentary i.157.13 ff…rattiṃdivaṃ suñ- ñāgāraṃ pavisitvā nisīdamāno bhikkhu brū° suññā° ti veditabbo. (From the same Sanskrit bṛṃhayati the ppp. Sanskrit bṛṃhita is also used in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]. In Mahāvastu iii.351.17 (verse) I under- stand manorathāśā balabṛṃhitā me, my desires and hopes were mightily swollen, augmented; otherwise Senart.)

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Vṛṃhayitar (वृंहयितर्).—see bṛṃh°.

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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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