m. a celebrated hill in vṛndāvana- near mathurā- (lifted up and supported by kṛṣṇa- upon one finger for 7 days to shelter the cowherds from a storm of rain sent by indra- to test kṛṣṇa-'s divinity see p.113) etc.
गोवर्धन
m.Name of a holy fig-tree in the country of the bāhīka-s
गोवर्धन
m.Name of the author of nasaptaśatī- (of the 12th or 13th century A.D.) on etc.
वर्धन a. [वृध्-णिच् ल्यु ल्युट् वा] 1 Increasing, growing. -2 Causing to increase, enlarging, magnifying. -नः A bestower of prosperity. -2 A tooth growing over another tooth. -3 N. of Śiva. -नी 1 A broom. -2 A bier. -3 A water-jar of a particular shape. -नम् 1 Growing, thriving. -2 Growth, increase, prosperity, magnifying, enlargement. -4 Elevation. -5 Exhilaration (of spirits), animation. -6 Educating, rearing. -7 Cutting, dividing; as in नाभिवर्धनम्; प्राङ्नाभिवर्धनात् पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते Mb.3.18.34; annihilation; ततो राजन् महानासीत् संग्रामो भूरिवर्धनः Mb.7.153.44. -8 A means of strengthening. restorative. -9 Filling.
अतिवर्धनम् Excessive growth, increase, adding to, increasing; एतत्खलु व्यजनानिलैरति (भि) वर्धनं प्रभञ्जनस्य यदस्म- द्विधैः परिबोधनमार्यस्य K.289; cf. "Carrying coals to New Castle", or "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, ...or with taper-light the eye of Heaven to garnish is wasteful and ridiculous excess".
a. (î) growing, increas ing, prospering, getting richer; causing in crease, strength, or prosperity, augmenting (in C. very often --°ree;); gladdening (gnly. --°ree;); m. increaser, bestower of prosperity; n. growth, increase, prosperity; increase of power; augmentation, elevation; educating, rearing; refreshment, comfort (RV.).
noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a granter of increase (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a tooth growing over another tooth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bestower of prosperity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (?)
name of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Mitravindā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Skanda's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective (mostly ifc.) animating (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(often ifc.) causing to increase (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
exhilarating (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gladdening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
granting prosperity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
growing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
increasing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
strengthening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thriving (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) ūna-dhara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a celebrated hill in Vṛndāvana near Mathurā (lifted up and supported by Kṛṣṇa upon one finger for 7 days to shelter the cowherds from a storm of rain sent by Indra to test Kṛṣṇa's divinity) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a holy fig-tree in the country of the Bāhīkas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the 5 Śrutakevalins (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of Govardhanasaptaśatī (of the 12th or 13th century) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular form of temple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
friend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a brother of Mahāvīra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (son of Udāvasu) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Ajaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Janaka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Rājaka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Udayāśva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a town (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
son (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the day of full moon or of new moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the end of a half-month (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) augmenting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
breeding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
increasing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
multiplying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rearing (as of cattle) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 4th month (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Śiva Frequency rank 37493/72933
noun (masculine) a kind of musical composition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a poet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a means for causing growth (as of the hair) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
causing to thrive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
complete growth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
festering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
furthering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
growing up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
īāṅgṣ (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
promoting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prospering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rearing up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thriving (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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