वृद्धि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛ́ddhi). Doublet of बाढ़ (bāṛh), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɾɪd̪.d̪ʱiː/, [ʋɾɪd̪̚.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

वृद्धि • (vŕddhif (Urdu spelling وردھی)

  1. increase, growth, augmentation
    Synonym: वर्धन (vardhan)
  2. lengthening
  3. gain, profit
    Synonym: फ़ायदा (fāydā)
  4. (grammar) vrddhi

Declension

Declension of वृद्धि (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct वृद्धि
vŕddhi
वृद्धियाँ
vŕddhiyā̃
oblique वृद्धि
vŕddhi
वृद्धियों
vŕddhiyõ
vocative वृद्धि
vŕddhi
वृद्धियो
vŕddhiyo

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥dᶻdʰiš (growth, increase), from Proto-Indo-European *wérdʰ-ti-s ~ *wr̥dʰ-téy-s. Synchronically, from the root वृध् (vṛdh, to grow) +‎ -ति (-ti). See वृद्ध (vṛddha) and वर्धति (vardhati) for cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

वृद्धि • (vṛ́ddhi) stemf

  1. growth, increase, augmentation, prolongation
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.10.12:
      परि त्वा गिर्वणो गिर इमा भवन्तु विश्वतः ।
      वृद्धायुमनु वृद्धयो जुष्टा भवन्तु जुष्टयः ॥
      pari tvā girvaṇo gira imā bhavantu viśvataḥ.
      vṛddhāyumanu vṛddhayo juṣṭā bhavantu juṣṭayaḥ.
      Thou who lovest hymns, may these hymns of ours encompass thee on every side
      May they be an augmentation to thee of lengthened life, may they be dear delights to thee.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.7.2:
      वृद्धिश् च मे सत्यं च मे श्रद्धा च मे
      vṛddhiś ca me satyaṃ ca me śraddhā ca me
      To me [may] growth, truth and faith [be granted]
  2. advancement, prosperity, welfare, happiness
  3. gain, profit
    1. profit from lending money; interest
      • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 8.154:
        ऋणं दातुम् अशक्तो यः कर्तुम् इच्छेत्पुनः क्रियाम् ।
        स दत्त्वा निर्जितां वृद्धिं करणं परिवर्तयेत् ।।
        ṛṇaṃ dātum aśakto yaḥ kartum icchetpunaḥ kriyām.
        sa dattvā nirjitāṃ vṛddhiṃ karaṇaṃ parivartayet..
        He who, unable to pay a debt (at the fixed time), wishes to make a new contract, may renew the agreement, after paying the interest which is due.
      • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
  4. elevation (of the ground)
  5. swelling
  6. (grammar) vrddhi

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of वृद्धि
singular dual plural
nominative वृद्धिः (vṛ́ddhiḥ) वृद्धी (vṛ́ddhī) वृद्धयः (vṛ́ddhayaḥ)
accusative वृद्धिम् (vṛ́ddhim) वृद्धी (vṛ́ddhī) वृद्धीः (vṛ́ddhīḥ)
instrumental वृद्ध्या (vṛ́ddhyā)
वृद्धी¹ (vṛ́ddhī¹)
वृद्धिभ्याम् (vṛ́ddhibhyām) वृद्धिभिः (vṛ́ddhibhiḥ)
dative वृद्धये (vṛ́ddhaye)
वृद्ध्यै² (vṛ́ddhyai²)
वृद्धी¹ (vṛ́ddhī¹)
वृद्धिभ्याम् (vṛ́ddhibhyām) वृद्धिभ्यः (vṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
ablative वृद्धेः (vṛ́ddheḥ)
वृद्ध्याः² (vṛ́ddhyāḥ²)
वृद्ध्यै³ (vṛ́ddhyai³)
वृद्धिभ्याम् (vṛ́ddhibhyām) वृद्धिभ्यः (vṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
genitive वृद्धेः (vṛ́ddheḥ)
वृद्ध्याः² (vṛ́ddhyāḥ²)
वृद्ध्यै³ (vṛ́ddhyai³)
वृद्ध्योः (vṛ́ddhyoḥ) वृद्धीनाम् (vṛ́ddhīnām)
locative वृद्धौ (vṛ́ddhau)
वृद्ध्याम्² (vṛ́ddhyām²)
वृद्धा¹ (vṛ́ddhā¹)
वृद्ध्योः (vṛ́ddhyoḥ) वृद्धिषु (vṛ́ddhiṣu)
vocative वृद्धे (vṛ́ddhe) वृद्धी (vṛ́ddhī) वृद्धयः (vṛ́ddhayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वृद्धि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1011.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vṛddhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.