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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vaḍḍhati : (vaḍḍh + a) grows; prospers.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vaḍḍhati, (Vedic vardhati, vṛdh, cp. Av. v∂r∂daiti to increase. To this root belongs P. uddha “high up” (=Gr. orqόs straight). Def^d at Dhtp 109 simply as “vaḍḍhane”) primary meaning “to increase” (trs. & intrs.); hence: to keep on, to prosper, to multiply, to grow S. I, 15 (read vaḍḍh° for vaṭṭ°); II, 206 (vaṇṇena); IV, 73, 250; A. V, 249 (paññāya); Sn. 329 (paññā ca sutañ ca); J. III, 131 (porāṇaṃ vaḍḍhaṃ vaḍḍhataṃ, imper. med. 3^rd sg.); V, 66 (sadā so vaḍḍhate rājā sukka-pakkhe va candimā); Pv. I, 1² (dātā puññena v.); Pug. 71; Miln. 9; Mhvs 7, 68 (putta-dhītāhi vaḍḍhitvā having numerous sons & daughters); 22, 73 (ubho vaḍḍhiṃsu dārakā, grew up); SnA 319; PvA. 94.—ppr. vaḍḍhamāna (1) thriving KhA 119 (read as Vaḍḍh°, Np.);— (2) increasing J. I, 199 (putta-dhītāhi); Mhvs 23, 34 (°chāyāyaṃ as the shadows increased).—See also pari°.—pp. vaḍḍha, vaddha, vuḍḍha, vuddha, buḍḍha.—Caus. I. vaḍḍheti, in many shades of meaning, all based upon the notion of progressive motion. Thus to be translated in any of the foll. senses: to increase, to make move on (cp. vv. ll. vaṭṭeti), to bring on to, to further; to take an interest in, to indulge in, practise; to be busy with, cause to prosper; to arrange; to make for; and in a general sense “to make” (cp. derivation vaḍḍhaka “maker, ” i.e. tailor; vaḍḍhaki id. i.e. carpenter; vaḍḍhana, etc.). The latter development into “make” is late.—1. to increase, to raise Sn. 275 (rajaṃ); DA. I, 115; Mhvs 29, 66 (maṅgalaṃ to raise the chant); PvA. 168 (+brūheti).—2. to cultivate (vipassanaṃ insight) J. I, 117 (aor. °esi); PvA. 14.—3. to rear, to bring up Mhvs 35, 103 (aor. vaḍḍhesi).—4. (with ref. to food) to get ready, arrange, serve in (Loc.) J. III, 445 (pātiyā on the dish); IV, 67 (karoṭiyaṃ), 391.—5. to exalt J. I, 338 (akulīne vaḍḍhessati).—6. to participate in, to practise, attend to, to serve (Acc.) S. II, 109 (tanhaṃ); A. II, 54 (kaṭasiṃ to serve the cemetery, i.e. to die again and again: see refs. under kaṭasi); Vism. 111 (kasiṇaṃ), 152.—7. to make move on, to set into motion (for vaṭṭeti?), in tasaraṃ v. SnA 265, 266.—8. to take up Mhvs 26, 10 (kuntaṃ).—pp. vaḍḍhita.—Caus. II. vaḍḍhāpeti: 1. to cause to be enlarged Mhvs 35, 119. ‹-› 2. to cause to be brought up or reared J. I, 455.—3. to have attended to Vin. II, 134 (massuṃ).—4. to cause to be made up (of food) J. IV, 68. (Page 595)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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