Ardhamanavaka, Ardhamāṇavaka, Ardha-manavaka: 4 definitions
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Ardhamanavaka means something in 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhamāṇavaka (अर्धमाणवक).—a necklace of 12 strings (māṇavaka consisting of 24.)
Derivable forms: ardhamāṇavakaḥ (अर्धमाणवकः).
Ardhamāṇavaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and māṇavaka (माणवक). See also (synonyms): ardhamāṇava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhamāṇavaka (अर्धमाणवक):—[=ardha-māṇavaka] ([Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]) m. a necklace of twelve strings.
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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 corpusArdhamāṇavaka (ಅರ್ಧಮಾಣವಕ):—[noun] a necklace of twelve strings.
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, Manavaka.
Full-text: Ardhamanava, Arddhamanava.
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