Ardhanari, Ardha-nari, Ardhanārī, Ardhanāri: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Ardhanārī (अर्धनारी) refers to a form of Rudra, whose iconographic details are discused in chapter 29 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [rudra-pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: This chapter describes the various shapes that Rudra takes, including his Ardhanārī form. (1-28).
Ardhanāri (अर्धनारि) or Ardhanārimūrti refers to one of the twenty-eighth forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Vātulāgama: twenty-eighth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgama. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Ardhanāri) 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.
India history and geography
Ardhanārī (अर्धनारी) or Ardhanārīśa (in Sanskrit) refers to the Tamil Maṅkaipākaṉ, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Ardhanārī) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
Ardhanari refers to: “Half woman”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study dealing with the Temples and Cult of Shri Rama in Tamil-Nadu, with reference to the traditional lore, embodied in, for example the Nalayirativvaiyappirapantam (i.e., Nalayira Divyaprabandham).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ardhanārī (अर्धनारी).—a form of Śiva, (half male and half female) cf.... पतिरपि जगता- मर्धनारीश्वरोऽभूत् (patirapi jagatā- mardhanārīśvaro'bhūt) Sūkti.5.99.
Ardhanārī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and nārī (नारी). See also (synonyms): ardhanārīśa, ardhanārīśvara, ardhanaṭeśvara.
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
Ardhanāri (ಅರ್ಧನಾರಿ):—[noun] complete loss or temporary interruption, of a function, esp. of voluntary motion or of sensation in some part of the body; paralysis.
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Ardhanāri (ಅರ್ಧನಾರಿ):—[noun] the fusion of male and female bodies into one (as that of Śiva).
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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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 9.17 < [Chapter 9 - Raja-vidya and Raja-guhya Yoga]
Twin brain and ardhanareeshwara: an interesting comparison < [Volume 6 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1987]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Solapuram < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Temples in Paundarikapuram < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Temples in Melakkadambur < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Vriddhachalam < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Temples in Tiruvarur < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Temples in Tiruvaduturai (Tiruvavaduturai) < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]