As a deity name
Name 262 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
वर्धमान · vardhamān · adj.
(f. -ā), Increasing, growing, thriving, prosperous — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1187
वर्धमान · masculine
a male given name, Vardhaman or Vardhman, from Sanskrit; epithet of Mahavira
वर्धमान
growing, increasing; prospering, thriving
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वर्धमान — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्धमान (vardhamāna).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
vardhamāna mfn. increasing, growing, thriving, prosperous, RV. &c. &c.
vardhamāna m. Ricinus Communis (so called from its vigorous growth), Suśr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a dish or platter of a partic. shape (sometimes used as a lid or cover for water-jars &c.)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vardhamāna" is the vocative of "vardhamānā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vardhamāna mfn. increasing, growing, thriving, prosperous, RV. &c. &c.
vardhamāna m. Ricinus Communis (so called from its vigorous growth), Suśr.
vardhamāna m. sweet citron, L. (also f(ā). )
vardhamāna m. a partic. way of joining the hands, Cat.
a partic. attitude in dancing, Saṃgīt.
vardhamānā (ā), f. a species of Gāyatrī metre, RPrāt.
N. of the town of Bardwān, Vet.
Alternative readings
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