Ardhanateshvara, Ardhanaṭeśvara, Ardha-nateshvara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ardhanaṭeśvara can be transliterated into English as Ardhanatesvara or Ardhanateshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhanaṭeśvara (अर्धनटेश्वर).—a form of Śiva, (half male and half female) cf.... पतिरपि जगता- मर्धनारीश्वरोऽभूत् (patirapi jagatā- mardhanārīśvaro'bhūt) Sūkti.5.99.
Derivable forms: ardhanaṭeśvaraḥ (अर्धनटेश्वरः).
Ardhanaṭeśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and naṭeśvara (नटेश्वर). See also (synonyms): ardhanārīśa, ardhanārīśvara, ardhanārī.
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.
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Partial matches: Ardha, Nateshvara.
Full-text: Ardhanari, Ardhanarisha, Ardhanarishvara.
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