Ardhanarayana, Ardhanārāyaṇa, Ardha-narayana: 4 definitions
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Ardhanarayana 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)Ardhanārāyaṇa (अर्धनारायण) or Ardhanārāyaṇamūrti refers to one of the eighteen forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Śilparatna (twenty-second adhyāya): a technical treatise by Śrīkumāra on Śilpaśāstra. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Ardha-nārāyaṇa) are established through a process known as Sādākhya, described as a five-fold process of creation.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhanārāyaṇa (अर्धनारायण).—a form of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: ardhanārāyaṇaḥ (अर्धनारायणः).
Ardhanārāyaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and nārāyaṇa (नारायण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryArdhanārāyaṇa (अर्धनारायण).—(m.), a ‘half-Nārāyaṇa’ (q.v.), whose power is used as a unit of strength: MPS 31.21; Lalitavistara 229.14, see s.v. saṃghaṭana.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ardha, Narayana.
Starts with: Ardhanarayanamurti.
Full-text: Ardhanarayanamurti, Samghatana, Samghatanaka, Varanga, Narayana.
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