Ardhamanava, Ardhamāṇava, Ardha-manava: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ardhamāṇava (अर्धमाणव).—a necklace of 12 strings (māṇavaka consisting of 24.)

Derivable forms: ardhamāṇavaḥ (अर्धमाणवः).

Ardhamāṇava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and māṇava (माणव). See also (synonyms): ardhamāṇavaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ardhamāṇava (अर्धमाणव) or Arddhamāṇava.—m.

(-vaḥ) A necklace of twelve strings. Also ardhamāṇavaka. E. ardha, and māṇava one of twenty-four strings.

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

1) Ardhamāṇava (अर्धमाणव):—[=ardha-māṇava] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) ([Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]) m. a necklace of twelve strings.

2) Ardhamānava (अर्धमानव):—[=ardha-mānava] an actor dressed like Kṛṣṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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