saṃvardhaka (15412)
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Entry 15412, Page 540, Col. 2 -
(saMvarDaka, saMvarDaka)
saṃvardhaka¦, m., °ikā (to Skt. saṃvardhayati plus aka; one questionable occurrence in Skt., see pw), one who fosters, rears: sa te…kalyāṇamitra-janakas tathā- gatakule °kaḥ Gv 528.14; (bodhisattvānāṃ) vīryapāramitā °dhikā Gv 526.4 (both prose); °dhikā (like a mother) also AbhidhK. LaV-P. iv.214.