Ardhacakravartin, Ardha-cakravartin: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhacakravartin (अर्धचक्रवर्तिन्).—m. Name of the nine black Vasudevas and the nine enemies of Viṣṇu.
Ardhacakravartin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and cakravartin (चक्रवर्तिन्). See also (synonyms): ardhacakrin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhacakravartin (अर्धचक्रवर्तिन्):—[=ardha-cakravartin] m. ‘half a cakravartin’, Name of the nine black Vāsudevas (of the Jainas), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Ardha, Cakravartin.
Ends with: Pratyardhacakravartin.
Full-text: Ardhacakrin.
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