vardhamāna

várdhamāna mfn. increasing, growing, thriving, prosperous, [RV.] &c. &c.

várdhamāna m. Ricinus Communis (so called from its vigorous growth), [Suśr.]

várdhamāna m. sweet citron, [L.] (also f(A). )

várdhamāna m. a partic. way of joining the hands, [Cat.]

a partic. attitude in dancing, [Saṃgīt.]

a kind of riddle or charade, [L.]

N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]

of a mountain and district (also of its town, now called Bardwān or Burdwān), [VarBṛS.]; [Pur.]

of a Grāma, [Rājat.]

of various authors and other men, [Cat.]

of the last of the 24 Arhats or Jinas, [Jain.]

of the elephant who supports the eastern quarter, [L.]

(pl.) of a people, [MārkP.]

várdhamāna m. or n. a kind of mystical figure or diagram, [VarBṛS.]; [Lalit.]

várdhamāna m. a dish or platter of a partic. shape (sometimes used as a lid or cover for water-jars &c.), [MBh.]; [Suśr.]

a house having no entrance on the south side, [VarBṛS.]; [MatsyaP.]

várdhamāna n. = vardhamānapura, [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]

a kind of metre, [Col.]