As a deity name
Name 64 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 917 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 703 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 740 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
grown, become larger or longer or stronger, increased, augmented, great, large, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vṛddhāya" is the dative of "vṛddha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. vṛddha mfn. (fr. √ vardh, p. 926, col. 1) cut, cut off, destroyed, MBh.
vṛddha n. what is cut off, a piece, Śulbas. (v.l. vṛdhra).
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
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