The Sanskrit term Atidṛḍha can be transliterated into English as Atidrdha or Atidridha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Atidṛḍha (अतिदृढ) refers to “very hard” (i.e., “a hard stick”), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī made Gaṇeśa her doorkeeper: “O sage, saying this, she gave him a hard (atidṛḍha) stick [yaṣṭiṃ cātidṛḍhāṃ mune]. On seeing his handsome features she was delighted. Out of love and mercy she embraced and kissed him. She placed him armed with a staff at her entrance as the gatekeeper. Then the son of the goddess, of great heroic power, stayed at the doorway armed with a staff with a desire to do what was good to her. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atidṛḍha (अतिदृढ).—[adjective] too firm, close, or tight.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dridha, Ati.

Full-text: Sadhishtha, Sara.

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