संवर्धन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संवर्धन (saṃvardhana); equivalent to सम्- (sam-) +‎ वर्धन (vardhan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səm.ʋəɾ.d̪ʱən/, [sɐ̃m.wɐɾ.d̪ʱɐ̃n]

Noun

संवर्धन • (samvardhan) m

1. rearing, fostering, breeding, developing

Declension

Declension of संवर्धन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संवर्धन samvardhan	संवर्धन samvardhan
oblique	संवर्धन samvardhan	संवर्धनों samvardhanõ
vocative	संवर्धन samvardhan	संवर्धनो samvardhano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संवर्धन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংৱৰ্ধন (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬯᬃᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
• সংবর্ধন (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰪𑰨𑰿𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• သံဝရ်္ဓန (Burmese script)
• સંવર્ધન (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਵਰ੍ਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦮꦂꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂫𑂩𑂹𑂡𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂವರ್ಧನ (Kannada script)
• សំវធ៌ន (Khmer script)
• ສໍວຣ຺ຘນ (Lao script)
• സംവര്ധന (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠸᠠᡵᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘪𑘨𑘿𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠸᠠᠷᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧊𑧈𑧠𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐰𑐬𑑂𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
• ସଂଵର୍ଧନ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢮꢬ꣄ꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆮𑆫𑇀𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖪𑖨𑖿𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
• සංවර්‍ධන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩾𑩼 𑪙𑩮𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚦𑚤𑚶𑚜𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஸஂவர்த⁴ந (Tamil script)
• సంవర్ధన (Telugu script)
• สํวรฺธน (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཝ་རྡྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒫𑒩𑓂𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨭𑨫𑩇𑨜𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ वृध् (vṛdh) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.ʋɐɾ.dʱɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ̃ˈʋɐɾ.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

संवर्धन • (saṃvardhana) stem, n

1. growing up, complete growth
2. rearing up, festering
3. a means for causing growth (as of the hair)
4. prospering, thriving
5. causing to thrive, furthering, promoting

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of संवर्धन (saṃvardhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संवर्धनम् saṃvardhanam	संवर्धने saṃvardhane	संवर्धनानि / संवर्धना¹ saṃvardhanāni / saṃvardhanā¹
Vocative	संवर्धन saṃvardhana	संवर्धने saṃvardhane	संवर्धनानि / संवर्धना¹ saṃvardhanāni / saṃvardhanā¹
Accusative	संवर्धनम् saṃvardhanam	संवर्धने saṃvardhane	संवर्धनानि / संवर्धना¹ saṃvardhanāni / saṃvardhanā¹
Instrumental	संवर्धनेन saṃvardhanena	संवर्धनाभ्याम् saṃvardhanābhyām	संवर्धनैः / संवर्धनेभिः¹ saṃvardhanaiḥ / saṃvardhanebhiḥ¹
Dative	संवर्धनाय saṃvardhanāya	संवर्धनाभ्याम् saṃvardhanābhyām	संवर्धनेभ्यः saṃvardhanebhyaḥ
Ablative	संवर्धनात् saṃvardhanāt	संवर्धनाभ्याम् saṃvardhanābhyām	संवर्धनेभ्यः saṃvardhanebhyaḥ
Genitive	संवर्धनस्य saṃvardhanasya	संवर्धनयोः saṃvardhanayoḥ	संवर्धनानाम् saṃvardhanānām
Locative	संवर्धने saṃvardhane	संवर्धनयोः saṃvardhanayoḥ	संवर्धनेषु saṃvardhaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: संवर्धन (samvardhan)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संवर्धन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1116.