…prosperity.

1. vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla (all three almost…

…prosperity.

1. vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla (all three almost…

increase, growth Mil.94
■ See also abhivuddhi.

cp. Sk. abhivṛddhi, fr. abhi + vṛdh

increase, growth, prosperity Mil.34.

Sk. abhivṛddhi, see also abhivaḍḍhi

undergoing, experiencing, attaining; as prep. (c. acc.) in consequence of, through after DN.i.13 (ātappaṃ by means of self-sacrifice), DN.i.97 (saṃvāsaṃ as a result of their cohabitation); Ja.i.56 (b …

Bahati¹ [bṛh¹]

to pull, see ab˚, ub˚, nib˚, & cp. udabbahe, pavāḷha.

Bahati²

to strengthen, increase, see brūhana (upa˚); otherwise only in pp …

destroyer of beings Snp.664 (voc. bhūnahu, explained by Snp-a.479 as “bhūti-hanaka vuddhi-nāsaka”; vv.ll. bhūnahaṭa bhūnahoṭa, bhūhata, all showing the difficulty of the archaic word); Ja.v.266 (pl …

adjective very great, vast, high, lofty, gigantic; nom sg. brahā Snp.410, Snp.550; Thag.31; Ja.iii.117 (= dīgha C.); Ja.iv.111 (su˚); Ja.iv.64#2; Pv.iv.3#10 (of a huge tree), acc sg. brahantaṃ AN. …

to cause to grow, increase; hence: to promote, develop, practise, to put or devote oneself to; to look after, to foster, make enjoy; practically syn. with sevati; SN.i.198 (saddhaṃ …

wisdom, intelligence DN.iii.165 (in sequence saddhā sīla suta b cāga etc.); Ja.iii.369; Ja.v.257; Mil.349; Sdhp.263. The ref. Vism.439 should be read vuddhi for b˚.

• -carita one …

adjective

1. “to the right,” in phrase padakkhiṇaṃ karoti (with acc. of object) to hold (a person, etc.) to one’s right side, i.e. to go round so as to keep the right side turned to a person, a mod …

loss, diminution (opp. vuddhi) SN.ii.206; SN.iv.76, SN.iv.79; SN.v.143, SN.v.173; AN.i.15; AN.iii.76 sq. AN.iv.288; AN.v.19 sq., AN.v.96, AN.v.124 sq.; Ja.ii.233; Dhp-a.iii.335 Dhp-a.iv.185.

fr. pa …

intelligence, comprising all the higher faculties of cognition, “intellect as conversant with general truths” (Dial. ii.68), reason wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition. See on term Mrs. Rh. D. * …

swelling, increase Ja.ii.426 (= vaḍḍhi); Vism.271 (vuddhi +). Usually combined with kṛ; as phāti-kamma increase, profit, advantage Vin.ii.174 Vb-a.334 & phāti-karoti to make fat, to increase …

Vaddha¹

adjective noun

1. grown, old; an Elder; venerable, respectable; one who has authority At Ja.i.219 three kinds of vaddha are distinguished: one by nature (jāt …

1. increase growth (cp.; Cpd. 251 sq.) SN.iv.250 (ariya˚); Ja.ii.426 (= phāti); Mil.109 (guṇa˚); Dhs-a.327; Dhp-a.iii.335 (avaḍḍhi = parihāni).
2. welfare, good fortune, happiness Ja.v.101; Ja.vi. …

…Dhp-a.i.262 (sati˚); Vb-a.290
■ Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla (see vuḍḍhi), e.g. Vin.i.60;…

Vuddha & Vuddhi

see vuḍḍha & vuḍḍhi.

Vuddha & Vuddhi

see vuḍḍha & vuḍḍhi.

adjective old; f. -ikā old woman Thig.16. Vuddhi & vuddhi;

vuḍḍha + ka

to restrain, suppress, to become tranquil; only in stanza Dhp.6 = Thag.275 = Ja.iii.488 as 1^st pl. med yamāmase in imper. sense: “pare ca na vijānanti mayaṃ ettha yamāmase,” which is expl …

indeclinable emphatic particle meaning “even, just, also”; occurring most frequently (for eva) after palatal sounds, as ṃ: Snp.580 (pekkhataṃ yeva), Snp.822 (vivekaṃ); Dhp-a.ii.20 (saddhiṃ); Pv-a. …

to get into, to meet with (acc.); to undergo; to make, produce, exhibit Vin.ii.126 (saṃvaraṃ); DN.i.222 (pariyeṭṭhiṃ); Iti.113 (vuddhiṃ) Ja.i.73; Pp.20, Pp.33 (diṭṭh’ânugatiṃ); Pv-a.29 (ppr. āpajjant …