Vardhaman
/ʋərd̪ʱəˈmɑːn/noun
Vardhaman is a Sanskrit-derived personal name meaning one who grows, prospers, or increases, especially associated with the Jain teacher Mahavira.
Did you know?Jain tradition holds that Mahavira was called Vardhamana because prosperity and abundance increased in his family after his birth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*werdʰ-
“To grow, increase, or become greater; the reconstructed root behind later Indo-Iranian and Germanic forms.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
vardhate
“Grows, increases, prospers, or becomes greater.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
vardhamāna
“Growing, increasing, prospering; also used as a personal name and epithet.”
Ancient Jain Prakrit
Ardhamagadhi
Vaddhamāṇa
“The Prakrit form of Vardhamāna, used as the name of Mahavira in Jain scriptures.”
Middle Indo-Aryan
Pali
Vaddhamāna
“A related Middle Indo-Aryan form meaning increasing or prospering, and used as a personal name.”
Modern English
English
Vardhaman
“A South Asian personal name, particularly associated with Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara.”