वृध् cl. 1.
Ā. (
[Dhātup. xviii, 20] )
व॑र्धते (
Ved. and
ep. also
°ति;
pf. वव॑र्ध,
ववृधे,
[RV.] &c. &c. [
Ved. also
वा-वृ°;
ववृधाति,
°धीता॑स्,
°ध॑स्व,
[RV.] ;
वावृधे॑ते,
[RV.] ;
p. वावृध॑त्,
[RV.] ;
[AV.] ;
aor. Ved. अवृधत्,
वृधातस्,
°धातु;
p. वृध॑त्,
°धान॑];
अवर्धिष्ट,
[MBh.] &c.;
Prec. वर्धिषीम॑हि,
[VS.] ;
fut. वर्धिताGr. ;
वर्त्स्यति,
[Kāv.] ;
वर्धिष्यतेGr. ;
inf. Ved. वृधे [‘for increase’, ‘to make glad’],
वृध॑से,
वावृध॑ध्यै;
Class. वर्धितुम्;
ind.p. वृद्ध्वा, or
वर्धित्वाGr. ; in
[MBh.] √ is sometimes confounded with √
1.वृत्),
trans.
P. , to increase, augment, strengthen, cause to prosper or thrive,
[RV.] ;
[AV.] ;
[ŚBr.] ;
[MBh.] ;
to elevate, exalt, gladden, cheer, exhilarate (
esp. the gods, with praise or sacrifice),
[RV.] ;
(intrans.
Ā. ; in
Ved. P. in
pf. and
aor. ; in Class.
P. in
aor. fut. and
cond. ; also
P. mc. in other forms),
to grow, grow up, increase, be filled or extended, become longer or stronger, thrive, prosper, succeed,
[RV.] &c. &c.;
to rise, ascend (as the scale in ordeals),
[Yājñ.] Sch. ;
to be exalted or elevated, feel animated or inspired or excited by (
instr. loc. gen. ) or in regard to (
dat. ), become joyful, have cause for congratulation (
वृधः,
°धत् in sacrificial formulas = ‘mayest thou or may he prosper’; in later language often with
दिष्ट्या),
[RV.] &c. &c.:
Caus. वर्ध॑यति,
°ते (in later language also
वर्धापयति;
aor. Ved. अवीवृधत्,
°धत),
to cause to increase or grow, augment, increase, make larger or longer, heighten, strengthen, further, promote (
Ā. ‘for one's self’),
[RV.] &c. &c.;
to rear, cherish, foster, bring up,
ib.;
to elevate, raise to power, cause to prosper or thrive,
[AV.] ;
[ŚBr.] ;
[MBh.] &c.;
to exalt, magnify, glorify (
esp. the gods), make joyful, gladden (
Ā. in
Ved. also = to rejoice, be joyful, take delight in [instr.], enjoy,
[RV.] &c. &c.; with. or
scil. दिष्ट्या)
to congratulate,
[Kād.] ;
(
cl. 10.
accord. to
[Dhātup. xxxiii, 109] ) ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’ (
भाषा-र्थे or
भासा-र्थे) :
Desid. of
Caus. See
विवर्धयिषु:
Desid. विवर्धिषते or
विवृत्सतिGr. :
Intens. वरिवृध्यते,
वरिवृधीति,
ib.