arddharātraḥ
See also
arddharātra,
ardharātra.
Śabdakalpadruma
☞
vol. 1,
p. 107.
arddharātraḥ , puṃ, (arddhaṃ rātreḥ, arddhaṃ napuṃsakamityeka-
deśī samāsaḥ, ahaḥsarvvaikadeśasaṃkhyātapuṇyācca
rātreriti samāsānto'cpratyayaḥ, rātryahnāhā puṃsi
iti niyamāt puṃstvam .) rātryarddhabhāgaḥ . duiprahara
rātri iti bhāṣā . tatparyyāyaḥ . niśīthaḥ 2 .
ityamaraḥ .. nisampātaḥ 3 avasarālayaḥ 4 . iti
śabdaratnāvalī .. suptajanaḥ 5 . iti jaṭādharaḥ ..
rātryaṣṭamamuhūrttaḥ . sa tu rātrimadhyadaṇḍadvayātmakaḥ .
sampūrṇārddharātro'pyayaṃ . mahāniśā . sā tu sā-
rddhapraharānantaraṃ sārddhatṛtīyapraharaparyyantaṃ . iti
smṛtiḥ ..
(“madhyandine'rddharātre ca śrāddhaṃ bhuktvā ca sāmiṣam” .
“madhyandine'rddharātre vā viśrānto vigataklamaḥ .
cintayeddharmmakāmārthān sārddhaṃ taireka eva vā” ..
iti manuḥ .)