Ardhamagadhi, Ardhamāgadhī, Ardha-magadhi: 8 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Ardhmagadhi.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) Ardhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी) refers to one of the seven “major dialects” (bhāṣā) in language, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 18. Accordingly, “Ardhamāgadhī is assigned to menials, princes and leaders of bankers’ guilds”.
2) Ardhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी) refers to a class of gīti: an ancient system of classification of rhythms, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 29. Accordingly, “the ardhamāgadhī changes (lit. revises) its tempo after half-time”. These gītis also include special formations of syllables and variation in speed.
3) Ardhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी) refers to one of the varieties of the catuṣpadā type of song, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 31. Accordingly, “the song which consists of long and short syllables only, and observes quick and medium tempos and has half the number of kalās required for the māgadhī, is called the ardhamāgadhī”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी).—Name of a dialect in which many of Jaina Canonical books are written. It is so named perhaps because many of the characteristics of Māgadhi are found in it.
Ardhamāgadhī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and māgadhī (मागधी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी).—[feminine] half-Māgadhī (a dialect).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी):—[=ardha-māgadhī] f. a variety of the Māgadhī dialect (being the language of the sacred literature of the Jains).
[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 dictionaryArdhamāgadhī (अर्धमागधी) [Also spelled ardhmagadhi]:—(nf) the form of Prakrit (language) once current in that part of India which is now roughly covered by Awadhi:, Bagheli:, and Chhattisgarhi: dialects.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArdhamāgadhi (ಅರ್ಧಮಾಗಧಿ):—[noun] an ancient language belonging to the Prākřta family, a dialect of Māgadhi; the language of the sacred literature of the Jainas.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ardha, Magadhi.
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