vṛddhiḥ

1. vṛddhi

2. vṛddhi f. (for 1. See p. 1010) growth, increase, augmentation, rise, advancement, extension, welfare, prosperity, success, fortune, happiness, RV. &c. &c.

2. vṛddhi

profit from lending money &c., usury, interest, Mn. ; Yājñ. ; MBh. (the various kinds of interest recognized by Hindū lawyers are, 1. kāyikāvṛddhi, ‘body-interest’ i.e. either the advantage arising from the body of an animal pledged as security for a loan, or interest paid repeatedly without red

3. vṛddhi

the second modification or increase of vowels (to which they are subject under certain conditions, e.g. ā is the Vṛddhi of the vowel a; ai of i, ī, and e; au of u, ū, and o; cf. 2. vṛddha and kṛtavṛddhi), VPrāt. ; Pāṇ. ; Rājat. ; Sarvad.