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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Ārdhika.—(EI 9), a cultivator who tills other's lands and gets half the crop as his share. Cf. Prakrit addhika (EI 1), a slave. Note: ārdhika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ardhika (अर्धिक).—a. (-kī f.) [अर्धमर्हति ठन् (ardhamarhati ṭhan)]

1) Measuring a half; तदर्धिक (tadardhika) Manusmṛti 3.1.

2) Entitled to half a share; Y.2. 296.

-kaḥ A half-caste man; वैश्यकन्यासमुत्पन्नो ब्राह्मणेन तु संस्कृतः । अर्धिकः स तु विज्ञेयो भोज्यो विप्रैर्न संशयः (vaiśyakanyāsamutpanno brāhmaṇena tu saṃskṛtaḥ | ardhikaḥ sa tu vijñeyo bhojyo viprairna saṃśayaḥ) Parāśara.

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Ārdhika (आर्धिक).—a. (-kī f.) [अर्धमर्हति ठक् (ardhamarhati ṭhak)] Sharing half, relating to a half.

-kaḥ One who ploughs the land for half the crop; one born of a Vaiśya woman, and brought up by a Brāhmaṇa; Manusmṛti 4.253; see the quotation under अर्धिक (ardhika).

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

Ardhika (अर्धिक) or Arddhika.—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Measuring a half. 2. Relating to a half. E. ardha and ṭiṭhan aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ardhika (अर्धिक).—i. e. ardha + ika, adj., f. kī, Amounting to the half, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 296.

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Ārdhika (आर्धिक).—(i. e. probably ardha + ika), m. A labourer in tillage, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 253.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ardhika (अर्धिक).—[adjective] measuring a half.

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Ārdhika (आर्धिक).—[masculine] a ploughman who gets half the crop.

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

1) Ardhika (अर्धिक):—[from ardha] mf(ī, [Pāṇini 5-1, 48])n. measuring a half, [Yājñavalkya ii, 296]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc. cf. [Pāṇini 4-3, 4] [commentator or commentary]) forming the half of [Manu-smṛti iii, 1, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] (= ardha-sīrin above) receiving half the crop for his labour, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra] (cf. ārdhika).

4) Ārdhika (आर्धिक):—[from ārdha] mfn. sharing half, an equal partner

5) [v.s. ...] relating to half

6) [v.s. ...] m. one who ploughs the ground for half the crop (cf. ardha-sīrin), [Manu-smṛti]

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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)

Starts with: Ardhikar.

Ends with: Adhyardhika, Ardhardhika, Auttarardhika, Baleyardhika, Dakshinardhika, Dviparardhika, Gautamardhika, Mahardhika, Paurvardhika, Pitardhika, Ratardhika, Samvardhika, Shasana-ardhika, Shatardhika, Tadardhika, Vardhika.

Full-text: Ardhasirin, Tadardhika, Shasana-ardhika, Ardha-sirika, Arddhika.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ardhika, Ārdhika; (plurals include: Ardhikas, Ārdhikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 4.253 < [Section XIX - Accepting of Gifts]

Verse 3.1 < [Section I - Period of Studentship]

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