Purvarddha, Pūrvārddha: 3 definitions
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Purvarddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvārddha (पूर्वार्द्ध) or Pūrvvārddha.—n.
(-rddhaṃ) The first or east half of any thing. E. pūrva, and ardha half.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvārddha (पूर्वार्द्ध):—[pūrvā+rddha] (rddhaḥ) 1. m. First half.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPūrvārddha (पूर्वार्द्ध):—([rdha]) (a) the first/former half.
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)