Vriddhatva, ṛdٱ: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Vriddhatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ṛdٱ can be transliterated into English as Vrddhatva or Vriddhatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)ṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व) refers to “that which causes to grow (old)�, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “The fall of bindu makes men grow old (ṛdٱ) [and] die�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व).—n.
(-ٱ�) Old age. E. ṛd old, tva aff. of the abstracts; also ṛdtā .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व).—[ṛd + tva], m. Old age, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 226, 2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व):—[=ṛd-tva] [from ṛd > vṛdh] n. old age, [Mahābhārata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व):�(ٱ�) 1. n. Old age.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṛdٱ (ವೃದ್ಧತ್ವ):—[noun] = ವೃದ್ಧಾಪ್� [vriddhapya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṛdٱ (वृद्धत्व):—n. old age; advanced age;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vriddha, Tva.
Starts with: Vriddhatvashastra.
Full-text: Vayovastha, Vruddhatv, Ajara, Dharmarati, Jara, Pavanem, Tva.
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