Ardhacandraka, Ardha-candraka, Ardhacamdraka: 7 definitions
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Ardhacandraka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ardhachandraka.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesArdhacandraka (अर्धचन्द्रक) refers to a “half moon”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] [Standing on] Bhairava and Kālarātri on fire on the sun [disk] on the pericarp [of the lotus], [Heruka] is dancing. [He should visualize Heruka] having the body [colored] half black and half green; [complete with] seventy-six arms; [having] seventeen [faces] with three eyes [on each]; wearing a crown of twisted locks of hair; being a hero; [having] a crossed vajra [on top of the head] and a half moon (ardhacandraka) [on the head]; [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhacandraka (अर्धचन्द्रक).—A semi-circular pearl. Kau.
-raḥ, -ti f.) meniscus.
Derivable forms: ardhacandrakam (अर्धचन्द्रकम्).
Ardhacandraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and candraka (चन्द्रक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryArdhacandraka (अर्धचन्द्रक).—(m. or nt.; = °dra, 1), a kind of ornament: Lalitavistara 367.10 °kaiś.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ardhacandraka (अर्धचन्द्रक):—[=ardha-candraka] m. (= ardhacandra) the hand bent into a semicircle for grasping any one’s throat, ifc. (dattārdhacandraka mfn.) ‘seized at the throat’ [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the semilunar point of an arrow, [Śārṅgadhara]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArdhacaṃdraka (ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರಕ):—[noun] = ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರ - [ardhacamdra -]5 & 6; 3) a superficial scratch on the body, a crescent shaped nail print, made by the other partner, as part of sexual stimulating-foreplay preceding intercourse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ardha, Candraka.
Starts with: Ardhacandrakara.
Ends with: Dattardhacandraka.
Full-text: Ardhacandrika, Ardhacandra, Arddhacandra.
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