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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ardhajaratīya (अर्धजरतीय).—A queer combination of half the character of one and half of another, which is looked upon as a fault; cf. न चेदानीमर्धजरतीयं लभ्यं वृद्धिर्मे भविष्यति स्वरो नेति । तद्यथा । अर्धं जरत्याः कामयते अर्धं नेति (na cedānīmardhajaratīyaṃ labhyaṃ vṛddhirme bhaviṣyati svaro neti | tadyathā | ardhaṃ jaratyāḥ kāmayate ardhaṃ neti); M.Bh. on IV. 1.78; cf. also अर्ध जरत्याः पाकाय अर्धं च प्रसवाय । (ardha jaratyāḥ pākāya ardhaṃ ca prasavāya |)

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ardhajaratīya (अर्धजरतीय).—n (S corruptly ardhacaratīya n Half-decayed-wasted-worn &c.) Half-work; action of indeterminate character; speech vague and indefinite; a proceeding void of decided leaning or bearing.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ardhajaratīya (अर्धजरतीय):—[=ardha-jaratīya] n. ([from] [present participle] jarat, √jrs), (according to the rule of half an aged woman) incompatibility in argument, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 4-1, 78]

2) [v.s. ...] Sarvad:

[Sanskrit to German]

Ardhajaratiya in German

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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.

Starts with: Ardhajaratiyanyaya.

Full-text: Andhakavartakiya.

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