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अतिवर्धन (ativardhana)

 
Apte
English
अतिवर्धनम् [ativardhanam], Excessive growth, increase, adding to, increasing
एतत्खलु व्यजनानिलैरति (भि) वर्धनं प्रभञ्जनस्य यदस्म- द्विधैः परिबोधनमार्यस्य
K.*
289
cf.
"Carrying coals to New Castle", or "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, ...or with taper-light the eye of Heaven to garnish is wasteful and ridiculous excess".
Apte 1890
English
अतिवर्धनं Excessive growth, increase, adding to, increasing
एतत्खलु व्यजनानिलैरति(भि)वर्धनं प्रभं जनस्य यदस्मद्विधैः परिबोधनमार्यस्य K. 289
cf. “Carrying coals to New-castle”, or “To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, or with taper-light the eye of Heaven to garnish is wasteful and ridiculous excess”
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