Ardh, A-ridh: 4 definitions
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Ardh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ardh (अर्ध्):—[=ā-√ṛdh] [from ā] See ā-rdh.
2) Ārdh (आर्ध्):—(ā-√ṛdh) [Parasmaipada] ([Potential] 2. sg. ā-ṛdhyās, [Ṛg-veda iii, 50, 1]) to satisfy, fulfil (a wish) :
2) —[Desiderative] (p. ertsamāna, [Atharva-veda vi, 118, 2]) to wish to obtain or to collect.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryArdh in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) semi-, demi-; half; moiety; ~[virama] semi-colon; ~[saptahika] semi-weekly, bi-weekly..—ardh (अर्ध) is alternatively transliterated as Ardha.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+524): Ardha, Ardha-catura, Ardha-jama, Ardha-kakini, Ardha-namasya-vritti, Ardha-nauvataka, Ardha-pataka, Ardha-purusharika, Ardha-satya, Ardha-sirika, Ardha-srotika, Ardha-sucika, Ardha-tritiya, Ardhaadhika, Ardhaaupacarika, Ardhabaddhapadmapashchimottanasana, Ardhabaddhapadmapashcimottanasana, Ardhabaddhapadmottanasana, Ardhabahu, Ardhabarbara.
Ends with: Adhispardh, Gardh, Golardh, Mardh, Prardh, Praspardh, Pratispardh, Samspardh, Shardh, Spardh, Upardh, Uttarardh, Vardh, Vispardh, Vivardh.
Full-text (+1): Irts, Ardhuka, Arddha, Ardha-satya, Edh, Virtsa, Ridhnuka, Ardha, Asamriddha, Riddha, Vyriddha, Samardhaka, Samridh, Samardhuka, Vyardhuka, Samriddha, Abhyardha, Samriddhi, Adhya, Riddhi.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]