[vṛdh-ktin] 1 Growth, in- crease, augmentation, development; pupoṣa vṛddhiṃ haridaśvadīdhiteranupraveśādiva bā- lacaṃdramāḥ R. 3. 22; tapovṛddhi; jñānavṛddhi &c.

2 Waxing, increase of the di- gits of the moon; paryāvapītasya surai- rhimāṃśoḥ kalākṣayaḥ ślādhyataro hi vṛddheḥ R. 5. 16, Ku. 7. 1.

3 Increase in wealth, prosperity, affluence; Pt. 2. 112.

4 Success, advancement, rise, progress; paravṛddhimatsari...