ardha

ardha ardha, i. e. ṛdh + a. I. adj., f.

dhā. Half, halved, Lass. 22, 2. — Often

former part of comp. words: -paṇa,

Half a paṇa, Man. 8, 404. -akta, Half

spoken, Pañc. 77, 2. -dagadha, Half

burnt, Pañc. 98, 1. — When before car-

dinal numerals it denotes: 1. A half

more, e. g. -trayodaśan, thirteen and

a half, Yājñ. 2, 265. 2. A half of the

following number more, e. g. -śata,

hundred and fifty, Man. 8, 331. 3.

Division of the following number,

-pañcāśat, twenty-five, Man. 8, 268. —

When an ordinal follows a half is

added, e. g. -tṛtīya, three and a half,

Rām. 2, 92, 10. — When it follows a car-

dinal numeral, this numeral is divided,

e. g. daśārdha, i. e. daśan-, Five, Man.

1, 24. II. n. A half, Man. 8, 296. III. m.

A part, e. g. jaghana-, the rear of an

army, MBh. 5, 5162. paśca-, The

hind-part, Śāk. d. 7. pūrva-, The

former part, Bhartṛ. 2, 5. — Comp. Can-

dra-, m. The half-moon, Rām. 1, 28, 25.

ardha 1 . ardha, as, m. (said to be fr. rt. ṛdh),

Ved. side, part; place, region, country [cf. Lat. ordo,

Germ. ort]. The accent is on the first syllable.

2. ardha, as, ā, am, half, halved, forming a half

[cf. Osset. ardag]; ardha ardha, one part, the other

part; (as, am), m. n. the half; one part of two, a

part, a party; half; a short syllable. The accent is

on the last syllable. (Ardha may be compounded in

a peculiar way with an ordinal, e. g. ardha-tṛtīya,

containing (two and) the third (only) half, i. e. two

and a half; ardha-caturtha, three and a half, &c.)

—Ardha-kāla or ardha-kūṭa, as, m. an epithet

of Śiva. —Ardha-kṛta, as, ā, am, half-done, half-

performed. —Ardha-ketu, us, m., N. of a Rudra.

—Ardha-koṭī, f. half a crore, five millions. —Ar-

dha-koṣa, as, m. a moiety of one's treasure.

—Ardha-krośa, as, m. half a league. —Ardha-

khāra, am, ī, n. f. a measure, half a khārī. —Ardha-

gaṅgā, f., N. of the river Kāverī. —Ardha-garbha,

as, ā, am, Ved. in the middle of the womb. —Ar-

dha-guccha, as, m. a necklace of twenty-four

strings. —Ardha-gola, as, m. a hemisphere. —Ar-

dha-cakravartin or ardha-cakrin, ī, m. half a

cakravartin; N. of the nine black Vāsudevas and the

nine enemies of Viṣṇu. —Ardha-candra, as, m.

half-moon; the semicircular marks on a peacock's

tail; the semicircular scratch of the finger nail; an

arrow, the head of which is like a half-moon; the

hand bent into a semicircle or the shape of a claw, as

for the purpose of seizing or clutching anything; (ā),

f., N. of the plant Convolvulus Torpethum; (as, ā,

am), crescent-shaped, of a semilunar form. —Ardha-

candrākāra (°ra-āk°), as, ā, am, or ardha-

candrākṛti, is, is, i, half-moon-shaped, crescent-

shaped; (as), m. or (is), f. a meniscus. —Ardha-

candrikā, f., N. of a climbing plant. —Ardha-

colaka, as, m. a short bodice. —Ardha-jāhnavī, f.,

N. of the river Kāverī. —Ardha-tanu, us, f. half a

body. —Ardha-tikta, as, m., N. of a plant. —Ar-

dha-tūra, as, m. a particular kind of musical instru-

ment. —Ardha-dagdha, as, ā, am, half-burnt.

—Ardha-divasa, as, m. half a day, midday; a

day containing one half of a whole day, a day of

twelve hours. —Ardha-deva, as, m., Ved. demi-god.

—Ardha-dhāra, am, n. a knife or lancet with a

single edge, the blade two inches long, the handle six.

—Ardha-nārāyaṇa, as, m. a form of Viṣṇu.

—Ardha-nārīśa (°rī-īśa), as, m. one of the forms

of Śiva (half male and half female). —Ardha-nāva,

am, n. half a boat. —Ardha-niśā, f. midnight. —Ar-

dha-pañcāśat, f. twenty-five. —Ardha-paṇa, am,

n. a measure containing half a paṇa. —Ardha-patha,

am, n. half-way; (e), ind. midway. —Ardha-pādika,

as, ā, am, having only half a foot. —Ardha-pārā-

vata, as, m. a kind of pigeon. —Ardha-pulāyita, am,

n. a half-gallop, canter. —Ardha-pūrṇa, as, ā, am,

half-full. —Ardha-prahara, as, m. half a watch, one

hour and a half. —Ardha-bṛhatī, f., Ved. half the

usual breadth. —Ardha-bhāga, as, m. a half; a

part. —Ardha-bhāgika, as, ī, am, or ardha-bhā-

gin, ī, inī, i, taking or sharing half. —Ardha-bhāj,

k, k, k, taking or sharing half; (k), m. a sharer,

companion. —Ardha-bhāskara, as, m. midday.

—Ardha-bhoṭika, f. a kind of cake. —Ardha-mā-

gadhī, f. a variety of the Māgadhī dialect. —Ardha-

māṇava or ardha-māṇavaka, as, m. a necklace of

twelve strings. —Ardha-mātrā, f. half a short sylla-

ble. —Ardha-mārge, ind. half-way, midway. —Ar-

dha-māsa, as, m. half a month; ardhamāsa-śas,

ind. every half month, or fortnight. —Ardhamāsa-

tama, as, ā, am, or ardhamāsika, as, ā, am,

done or happening every half month; lasting half

a month, or a fortnight. —Ardha-muṣṭi, is, m. f.

a half-clenched hand. —Ardha-yāma, as, m. half a

watch, an hour and a half. —Ardha-ratha, as, m.

a warrior who fights on a car along with another.

—Ardha-rātra, as, m. midnight; a night contain-

ing half a whole day of twenty-four hours. —Ardha-

rātra-samaya, as, m. the time of midnight. —Ar-

dharātrārdhadivasa (°rātra-ardha°), am, n. the

equinox. —Ardharca (°dha-ṛca), as, am, m. n.

half a verse or hemistich. —Ardharca-śas, ind. in

every hemistich. —Ardha-vastra-saṃvīta, as, ā,

am, clothed or enveloped in half-garments. —Ardha-

visarga, as, m. the sound Visarga before k, kh, p,

ph, so called because its sign (ẖ) is the half of that

of Visarga (ḥ). —Ardha-vīkṣaṇa, am, n. a side-

look, a glance, a leer. —Ardha-vṛddha, as, ā, am,

middle-aged. —Ardha-vaināśika, as, m., N. of the

followers of Kaṇāda (‘arguing half-perishableness’).

—Ardha-vyāsa, as, m. the radius of a circle.

—Ardha-śata, am, n. fifty; one hundred and

fifty. —Ardhaśana, am, for ardhāśana (°dha-

aś°), am, n. half a meal. —Ardha-śaphara, as,

m. a kind of fish. —Ardha-śabda, as, ā, am, hav-

ing a low voice. —Ardha-śeṣa or ardhāvaśeṣa

(°dha-av°), as, ā, am, having only half left. —Ar-

dhāśyāma, as, ā, am, half-clouded. —Ardha-

śloka, as, m. half a Śloka. —Ardha-sañjāta-śasya,

as, ā, am, having its crops half-grown. —Ardha-

sīrin, ī, m. a cultivator, a ploughman, who takes

half the crop for his labour. —Ardha-hāra, as,

m. a necklace of sixty-four or of forty strings. —Ar-

dha-hrasva, am, n. half a short syllable. —Ar-

dhāṃśa (°dha-aṃ°), as, m. a half, the half. —Ar-

dhāṃśin (°dha-aṃ°),ī, inī, i, sharing a half. —Ardhā-

kāra (°dha-a°), as, m. half the letter a; another

name for avagraha, q. v. —Ardhāṅga (°dha-aṅ°),

am, n. half the body. —Ardhārdha (°dha-ar°),

as, m. half of a half, a quarter; half and half. —Ar-

dhāvabhedaka (°dha-av°), as, m. pain in half the

head, hemicrania; (am), n. dividing in equal parts.

—Ardhāvaśeṣa (°dha-av°), as, ā, am, having

only one half left. —Ardhāśana (°dha-aś°), am,

n. half a meal. —Ardhāsana (°dha-ās°), am, n.

half a seat (it is considered a mark of high respect to

make room for a guest on the same seat with one's

self); greeting kindly or with respect; exemption

from censure. —Ardhendu (°dha-in°), us, m. a half-

moon or crescent; the semicircular impression of a

finger nail; an arrow with a crescent-shaped head;

the hand expanded in a semicircular from like a claw.

—Ardhendu-mauli (°dha-in°), is, m. Śiva, whose

diadem is a half-moon. —Ardhendra (°dha-in°),

as, ā, am, that of which a half belongs to Indra.

—Ardhokta (°dha-uk°), as, ā, am, half-uttered, said

imperfectly or indistinctly. —Ardhokti (°dha-uk°),

is, f. speaking indistinctly or incompletely, broken

or interrupted speech. —Ardhodaya (°dha-ud°),

as, m. the rising of the half-moon. —Ardhodita

(°dha-ud°), as, ā, am (rt. i with ud), half-risen;

(rt. vad), half-uttered. —Ardhoruka (°dha-ūru),

as, ā, am, reaching to the middle of the thighs;

(am), n. a short petticoat.

ardhá, a. half; as m. the half.

ardha a. [ṛdh-ṇic ac; according to Nir. from dhṛ, or ṛdh] Half, forming a half (divided into 2 parts); ardha-ardha the one half-the other half.

— rdhaḥ [ṛdh-ghañ]

1 A place, region, country; house, habitation (Ved.).

2 Increase (vṛddhi).

3 Wind.

4 A part, portion, side.

— rdhaṃ, rdhaḥ

1 A half, half portion; sarvanāśe samutpanne ardhaṃ tyajati paṃḍitaḥ; gatamardhaṃ divasasya V. 2; pūrvārdhaḥ first half; so uttara° latter half; dakṣiṇa° southern half (half on the right side); so jaghana°, avara°, para°, grāma° &c.; yadardhe vicchinnaṃ Ś. 1. 9 divided in half; ṛjvāyatārdhaṃ M. 27; R. 3. 59, 12. 99; rātrau tadardhaṃ gataṃ Bh. 3. 107; one part of two, apart, partly (Ved.);

2 Nearness, proximity; see ardhadeva. ardha may be compounded with almost every noun and adjective; as first member of compound with nouns it means ‘a half of’, and forms an ekadośisamāsa or tatpuruṣa; °kāyaḥ = ardhaṃ kāyasya; °pippalī, °mārgaḥ; °puruṣaḥ &c.; with adjectives, it has an adverbial force; °śyāma half dark; °bhukta half eaten; so °piṣṭa, °pūrṇa &c.; with numeral adjectives it may mean either ‘a half of’ or ‘with an additional half’; °śataṃ half of 100 i. e. 50; or ardhena sahitaṃ śataṃ i. e. 150; with ordinal numerals ‘with a half of that (pb) number;’ °tṛtīyaṃ containing two and the third only half; i. e. two and a half; so °caturtha three and a half.

Comp.

— akṣi n. side-look, wink;. Mk. 8. 42.

— aṃgaṃ half the body.

— aṃtaraṃ half the distance; °ekapadatā a fault in composition; see S. D. 575.

— aṃśaḥ a half, the half.

— aṃśin a. sharing a half.

— ardhaḥ, rdhaṃ

1 half of a half, quarter; carorardhārdhabhāgābhyāṃ tāmayojayatāmubhe R. 10. 56.

2 half and half.

— avabhedakaḥ

1 pain in half the head, hemicrania (Mar. ardhaśiśī). (

— kaṃ) dividing in equal parts.

— avaśeṣa a. having only a half left.

— ākāraḥ

1 half the letter a.

2 N. of avagraha q. v.

— āsanaṃ

1 half a seat; ardhāsanaṃ gotrabhidodhitaṣṭhau R. 6. 73; mama hi divaukasāṃ samakṣamardhāsanopaveśitasya Ś. 7 (it being considered a mark of very great respect to make room for a guest &c. on the same seat with oneself).

2 greeting kindly or with great respect.

3 exemption from censure.

— iṃduḥ

1 the half or crescent moon.

2 semicircular impression of a finger-nail, crescentshaped nail-print; N. 6. 25.

3 an arrow with a crescent-shaped head (= ardhacaṃdra below.); °mauli N. of Śiva Me. 56.

— iṃdra a. that of which a half belongs to Indra.

— ukta a. half said or uttered; rāmabhadra iti ardhokte mahārāja U. 1.

— uktiḥ f. a broken speech; an interrupted speech.

— udakaṃ water reaching half the body.

— udayaḥ

1 the rising of the half moon.

2 partial rise.

3 a kind of parvan; °āsanaṃ a sort of posture in meditation.

— udita a.

1 half risen.

2 half uttered.

— ūrukaṃ a. [ardhamūroḥ ardhoru tatra kāśate] reaching to the middle of the thighs. (

— kaṃ)

1 a short petti-coat (Mar. parakara); see caṃḍātaka.

2 mantle, veil.

— kṛta a. half done, incomplete.

— ketuḥ N. of Rudra.

— kośaḥ a moiety of one's treasure.

— kauḍavika a. measuring half a kuḍava.

— khāraṃ, rī a kind of measure, half a Khāri; P. V. 4. 101.

— gaṃgā N. of the river Kāverī; (snānādau gaṃgāsnānārdhaphaladāyinī); so °jāhnavī.

— garbha a. Ved.

1 in the middle of the womb.

2 N. of the rays of the sun.

— gucchaḥ a necklace of 24 strings.

— guṃjā half a gunja.

— golaḥ a hemisphere.

— cakravartin,

— cakrin m. N. of the nine black Vasudevas and the nine enemies of (pb) Viṣṇu.

— caṃdra a. crescent-shaped. (

— draḥ)

1 the half moon, crescent moon; sārdhacaṃdraṃ bibharti yaḥ Ku. 6. 75.

2 the semicircular marks on a peacock's tail.

3 an arrow with a crescent-shaped head; ardhacaṃdramukhairbāṇaiściccheda kadalīsukham R. 12. 96.

4 a crescent-shaped nail-print.

5 the hand bent into a semicircle, as for the purpose of seizing or clutching anything; °draṃ dā to seize by the neck and turn out; dīyatāmetasyārdhacaṃdraḥ Pt. 1. (

— drā) N. of a plant (karṇasphoṭa).

— caṃdrākāra, caṃdrākṛti a. half-moonshaped. (

— raḥ, tiḥ f.) a meniscus.

— caṃdrikā N. of a climbing plant.

— colakaḥ a short bodice.

— jaratīyanyāyaḥ a kind of nyāya, see under nyāya.

— tanuḥ f. half the body.

— tiktaḥ N. of a plant (nepālaniṃba).

— tūraḥ a kind of musical instrument.

— dinaṃ, divasaḥ

1 half a day, mid-day.

2 a day of 12 hours.

— devaḥ

1 demi-god.

2 Ved. being near the gods; (devānāṃ samīpe vartamānaḥ Sāy.).

— drauṇika a. measuring a half drona.

— dhāraḥ a knife or lancet with a single edge (one of the 20 surgical instruments mentioned by Suśruta).

— nārācaḥ a crescent-shaped iron-pointed arrow; gṛdhralakṣavedhī ardhanārācaḥ V. 5.

— nārāyaṇaḥ a form of Viṣṇu.

— nārīśaḥ,

— nārīśvaraḥ a form of Śiva, (half male and half female).

— nāvaṃ half a boat.

— niśā midnight.

— paṃcāśat f. twenty-five.

— paṇaḥ a measure containing half a paṇa.

— pathaṃ half way. (

— the) midway Y. 2. 198.

— pādaḥ half a pāda or foot; ardhapādaṃ kiṣkuviṣkaṃbhamuddhṛtya Dk. 109.

— pādika a. having half a foot; Ms. 8. 325.

— pāṃcālika a. born or produced in the ardhapanchāla.

— pārāvataḥ a kind of pigeon ( ardhenāṃgena pārāvata iva).

— pulāyitaḥ a half gallop, canter; citraṃ cakāra padamardhapulāyitena Śi. 5. 10.

— praharaḥ half a watch, one hour and a half.

— bhāgaḥ a half, half a share or part; tadardhabhāgena labhasva kāṃkṣitaṃ Ku. 5. 50; R. 7. 45.

— bhāgika a. sharing a half; mṛte pitari kuryustaṃ bhrātarastvardhabhāgikaṃ Y. 2. 134.

— bhāj a.

1 sharing a half, entitled to a half; Ms. 8. 39.

2 a companion, sharer.

— bhāskaraḥ mid-day.

— bhoṭikā a kind of cake.

— bhramaḥ, makaḥ a kind of artificial composition; for instances see Ki. 15. 27; Śi. 19. 72. The Sar. K. describes it as a (pb) figure of speech thus:

— āhurardhabhramaṃ nāma ślokārdhabhramaṇaṃ yadi.

— māṇavakaḥ, māṇavaḥ a necklace of 12 strings (māṇavaka consisting of 24).

— mātrā

1 half a (short) syllable.

2 a term for a consonant (vyaṃjanaṃ cārdhamātrakaṃ).

— mārge ind. midway; V. 1. 3.

— māsaḥ half a month, a fortnight.

— māsatama = °māsika see P. V. 2. 57.

— māsika a.

1 happening every fortnight.

2 lasting for a fortnight; Y. 2. 177.

— muṣṭiḥ f. a half-clenched hand.

— yāmaḥ half a watch.

— rathaḥ [ardhaḥ asaṃpūrṇaḥ rathaḥ rathī] a warrior who fights on a car with another (who is not so skilled as a rathī); raṇe raṇe'bhimānī ca vimukhaścāpi dṛśyate . ghṛṇī karṇaḥ pramādī ca tena me'rdharatho mataḥ Mb.

— rātraḥ [ardhaṃ rātreḥ]

1 midnight; athārdharātre stimitapradīpe R. 16. 4; sthite'rdharātre Dk. 109.

2 a night containing half a whole day of 24 hours.

— rātrārdhadivasaḥ equinox.

— lakṣmīhariḥ Hari having a form half like Lakshmī.

— visargaḥ, visarjanīyaḥ the Visarga sound before k, kh, p, and ph, so called because its sign is the half of a Visarga (H).

— vīkṣaṇaṃ a side-look, glance, leer.

— vṛddha a. middle-aged.

— vaināśikaḥ N. of the followers of Kaṇāda (arguing half perishableness).

— vaiśasaṃ half or incomplete murder; vidhinā kṛtamardhavaiśasaṃ nanu māṃ kāmavadhe vimuṃcatā Ku. 4. 31.

— vyāsaḥ the radius of a circle.

— śataṃ fifty.

— śanaṃ [ardhamaśanasya śakaṃ°] half a meal.

— śapharaḥ a kind of fish.

— śabda a. having a low voice.

— śeṣa a. having only a half left.

— śyāma a. half clouded.

— ślokaḥ half a śloka or verse.

— sama a. equal to a half. (

— maṃ) N. of a class of metres in which the 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 4th lines have the same syllables and Gaṇas; such as puṣpitāgrā.

— sasya a. half the crops, half grown.

— sīrin m.

1 a cultivator, ploughman who takes half the crop for his labour; Y. 1. 166.

2 = ardhika q. v.

— hara, hārin a. occupying the half (of the body); Ku. 1. 50, Bh. 3. 121.

— hāraḥ a necklace of 64 strings.

— thasvaḥ half a (short) syllable.

1 ardhá a. half, halved. m. n. half, middle; party.

2 árdha m. side, part, place.

ardha ardh-á, a. half (in a. & ad. often°-);
m. n. half; middle.

ardha árdh-a, m. side, part; place, region.

1. árdha m. Ved. side, part

place, region, country (cf. ápy-ardham, abhy-ardhá, parārdhá);

ardha [Lat. ordo; Germ. ort.]

2. ardhá mfn. (m. pl. ardhe or ardhās, Pāṇ. i, 1, 33) half, halved, forming a half

ardha [cf. Osset. ardag]

ardhá … ardhá (or néma … ardhá, RV. x, 27, 18), one part, the other part

ardhá (ás, ám), mn. (ifc. f ā) the half, RV. vi, 30, 1, &c.

ardhá ámn. ‘one part of two’, with √ 1. kṛ, to give or leave to anybody (acc.) an equal share of (gen.), RV. ii, 30, 5 and vi, 44, 18

a part, party, RV. iv, 32, 1 and vii, 18, 16

ardha (Written also as arddha) a. [ṛdh-ṇic-ac; according to Nir. from dhṛ, or ṛdh] Half, forming a half (divided into 2 parts); ardha-ardha the one half-the other half. -rdhaḥ [ṛdh-ghañ] 1 A place, region, country; house, habitation (Ved.). -2 Increase (vṛddhi). -3 Wind. -4 A part, portion, side. -rdham, -rdhaḥ 1 A half, half portion; pacāti nemo na hi pakṣadardhaḥ Rv.10.27.18. sarvanāśe samutpanne ardhaṃ tyajati paṇḍitaḥ, gatamardhaṃ divasasya V.2; pūrvārdhaḥ first half; so uttara˚ latter half; dakṣiṇa˚ southern half (half on the right side); so avara˚, jaghana˚, para˚, grāma˚ &c.; yadardhe vicchinnam Ś.1.9 divided in half; ṛjvāyatārdham M.27; R.3.59; 12.99; rātrau tadardhaṃ gatam Bh.3.107; one part of two, apart, partly (Ved.); -2 Nearness, proximity; see ardhadeva. (ardha may be compounded with almost every noun and adjective; as first member of compound with nouns it means 'a half of' and forms an ekadeśisamāsa or tatpuruṣa; ˚kāyaḥ = ardhaṃ kāyasya; ˚pippalī, ˚mārgaḥ; ˚puruṣaḥ &c.; with adjectives, it has an adverbial force; ˚śyāma half dark; ˚bhukta half eaten; so ˚piṣṭa, ˚pūrṇa &c.; with numeral adjectives it may mean either 'a half of' or 'with an additional half'; ˚śatam half of 100 i. e. 50; or ardhena sahitaṃ śatam i. e. 150; with ordinal numerals 'with a half or that number'; ˚tṛtīyam containing two and the third only half; i. e. two and a half; so ˚caturtha three and a half. cf. ardhaṃ khaṇḍe samāṃśake Nm. -Comp. -akṣi n. side-look, wink. nagarastrīśaṅkitārdhākṣidṛṣṭam Mk.8.42. -aṅgam half the body. -antaram half the distance; ˚ekapadatā a fault in composition; see S. D. 575. -aṃśaḥ a half, the half. -aṃśin a. sharing a half. -ardhaḥ, -rdham 1 half of a half, quarter; carorardhārdhabhāgābhyāṃ tāmayojayatāmubhe R.10.56. -3 half and half. -avabhedakaḥ 1 pain in half the head, hemicrania (Mar. ardhaśiśī). (-kam) dividing in equal parts. -avaśeṣa a. having only a half left. -akāraḥ 1 half the letter a. -2 N. of avagraha q. v. -asiḥ A sword with one edge, a small sword; ardhāsibhistathā khaṅgaiḥ Mb.7.137.15. -āsanam 1 half a seat; ardhāsanaṃ gotrabhido'dhitaṣṭhau R.6.73; mama hi divaukasāṃ samakṣamardhāsanopaveśitasya Ś.7 (it being considered a mark of a very great respect to make room for a guest &c. on the same seat with oneself). -2 greeting kindly or with great respect. -3 exemption from censure. -induḥ 1 the half or crescent moon. -2 semicircular impresion of a finger-nail, crescent-shaped nail-print; kucayornakhāṅkairardhendulīlaiḥ N.6.25. -3 an arrow with a crescent-shaped head (= ardhacandra below.); ˚mauli N. of Śiva tatra vyaktaṃ dṛṣadi caraṇanyāsamardhendumauleḥ Me.57. -indra a. that of which a half belongs to Indra. -ukta a. half said or uttered; rāmabhadra iti ardhokte mahārāja U.1. -uktiḥ f. a broken speech; an interrupted speech. -udakam water reaching half the body. -udayaḥ 1 the rising of the half moon. -2 partial rise. -3 a kind of parvan; ˚āsanam a sort of posture in meditatiou. -udita a. 1 half risen. -2 half uttered. -ūruka a. [ardhamūroḥ ardhoru tatra kāśate] reaching to the middle of the thighs. (-kam) 1 a short petti-coat (Mar. parakara); see caṇḍātaka. -2 mantle, veil. -karṇaḥ Radius, half the diameter. -kṛta a. half done, incomplete. -ketuḥ N. of Rudra. -kośaḥ a moiety of one's treasure. -kauḍavika a. measuring half a kuḍava. -khāram, -rī a kind of measure, half a Khāri; P.V.4.101. -gaṅgā N. of the river Kāverī; (snānādau gaṅgāsnānārdhaphaladāyinī); so ˚jāhnavī -garbha a. Ved. 1 in the middle of the womb; saptārdhagarbhā bhuvanasya reto Rv.1.164.36. -2 N. of the rays of the Sun. -gucchaḥ a necklace of 24 strings. -guñjā half a gunja. -golaḥ a hemisphere. -cakravartin, -cakrin m. N. of the nine black Vasudevas and the nine enemies of Viṣṇu. -candra a. crescent-shaped. (-ndraḥ) 1 the half moon, crescent moon; sārdhacandraṃ bibharti yaḥ Ku.6.75. -2 the semicircular marks on a peacock's tail. -3 an arrow with a crescent-shaped head; ardhacandramukhairbāṇaiściccheda kadalīsukham R.12.96. cf. ardhacandrastadākāre bāṇe barhe śikhaṇḍinaḥ Nm. -4 crescent-shaped nail-print. -5 the hand bent into a semicircle, as for the purpose of seizing or clutching anything; ˚ndra dā to seize by the neck and turn out; dīyatāmetasyārdhacandraḥ Pt.1. (-drā) N. of a plant (karṇasphoṭa). -candrākāra, -candrākṛti a. half-moonshaped. -candrakam A semi-circular pearl. Kau. (-raḥ, -ti f.) meniscus. -candrikā N. of a climbing plant. (Mar. tiḻavaṇa). -citra a. Half-transparent; A kind of marble; ardhāṅgadṛśyamānaṃ ca tadardhacitramiti smṛtam Māna.51.10. -colakaḥ a short bodice. -jaratīyanyāyaḥ a kind of nyāya, na cedānīmardhajaratīyaṃ labhyaṃ vṛddhirme bhaviṣyati svaro neti MBh.4.1.78. See under nyāya. -jīvikā, -jyā The sine of an arc. -tanuḥ f. half the body. -tiktaḥ N. of a plant (nepālanimba Mar. cirāīta). -tūraḥ a kind of musical instrument. -dinam, divasaḥ 1 half a day, mid-day. -2 a day of 12 hours. -devaḥ 1 demigod. indraṃ na vṛtraturamardhadevam Rv.4.42.8-9. -2 Ved. being near the gods; (devānāṃ samīpe bartamānaḥ Sāy.). -drauṇika a. measuring a half droṇa. -dhāraḥ a knife or lancet with a single edge (one of the 20 surgical instruments mentioned by Suśruta). -nārācaḥ a crescent-shaped iron-pointed arrow; nārācānardhanārācāñśastrāṇi vividhāni ca Mbh.2.51.35; gṛdha-lakṣavedhī ardhanārācaḥ V.5. -nārāyaṇaḥ a form of Viṣṇu. -nārīśaḥ, -nārīśvaraḥ, -nārī, -naṭeśvaraḥ a form of Śiva, (half male and half female) cf.... patirapi jagatā- mardhanārīśvaro'bhūt Sūkti.5.99. -nāvam half a boat. -niśā midnight. -pañcama a. Four and half; yuktaśchandāṃsyadhīyīta māsānvipro'rdhapañcamān Ms.4.95. -pañcaśat f. twenty five Ms.8.268. -paṇaḥ a measure containing half paṇa Ms.8.404. -patham half way. (-pathe) midway bhṛtimardha- pathe sarvānpradāpya Y.2.198. -pādaḥ half a pāda or foot; ardhapādaṃ kiṣkuviṣkambhamuddhṛtya Dk.109. -pādā The plant bhūmyāmalakī (Mar. bhūīāvaḻī). -pādika a. having half a foot; sadyaḥ kāryo'rdhapādikaḥ Ms.8.325. -pāñcālika a. born or produced in the ardhapanchāla. -pārāvataḥ a kind of pigeon (ardhenāṅgena pārāvata iva). The francolin partridge. -pulāyitaḥ a half gallop, canter; citraṃ cakāra padamardhapulāyitena Śi.5.10. -prahara half a watch, one hour and a half. -prāṇam A kind of joinery resembling the shape of a bisected heart; mūlāgre kīlakaṃ yuktamardhaprāṇamiti smṛtam | Māna.17.99. -bhāgaḥ a half, half a share or part; tadardhabhāgena labhasva kāṅkṣitam Ku.5.50; R.7.45. -bhāgika a. sharing a half; mṛte pitari kuryustaṃ bhrātarastvardhabhāgikamm Y.2.134. -bhāj a. sharing entitled to a half; ardhabhāgrakṣaṇādrājā Ms.8.39. -2 a companion, sharer; devānāmardhabhāgāsi Av.6.86.3. -bhāskaraḥ mid-day. -bhedaḥ Hemiplegia (ardhāṅgavāyuḥ); Suś. -bhoṭikā a kind of cake. -bhramaḥ -makaḥ a kind of artificial composition; for instances see Ki.15.27; Śi.19.72. The Sar. K. describes it as a figure of speech thus :-- āhurardhabhramaṃ nāma ślokārdhabhramaṇaṃ yadi. -māgadhī N. of a dialect in which many of Jaina Canonical books are written. It is so named perhaps because many of the characteristics of Māgadhi are found in it. -māṇavakaḥ, -māṇavaḥ a necklace of 12 strings (māṇavaka consisting of 24.) -mātrā 1 half a (short) syllable. ardhamātrālāghavena putrotsavaṃ manyante vaiyākaraṇāḥ Pari Sik. -2 a term for a consonant (vyañjanaṃ cārdhamātrakam). -mārge ind. mid-way; bandīkṛtā vibudhaśatrubhirardhamārge V.1.3. -māsaḥ half a month, a fortnight. -māsatama = ˚māsika see P.V.2.57. -māsika a. 1 happening every fortnight. -2 lasting for a fortnight; ye'rdhamāsāśca ca māsāśca Mahānārā. 25. Y.2.177. -muṣṭiḥ f. a half-clenched hand. -yāmaḥ half a watch. -rathaḥ [ardhaḥ asaṃpūrṇaḥ rathaḥ rathī] a warrior who fights on a car with another (who is not so skilled as a rathī); raṇe raṇe'bhimānī ca vimukhaścāpi dṛśyate | ghṛṇī karṇaḥ pramādī ca tena me'rdharatho mataḥ Mb. -rātraḥ [ardha rātreḥ] 1 midnight; athārdharātre stimitapradīpe R.16.4; sthite'rdharātre Dk.109. -2 a night containing half a whole day of 24 hours. -rātrārdhadivasaḥ equinox. -labhmīhariḥ Hari having a form half like Lakṣmī. -visargaḥ, -visarja- nīyaḥ the Visarga sound before k, kh, p, and ph, so called because its sign (ᳲ) is the half of a Visarga (ः). -vīkṣaṇam a side-look, glance, leer. -vṛddha a. middle-aged. -vṛddhiḥ The half of the interest or rent; Ms.8.150. -vaināśikaḥ N. of the followers of Kaṇāda (arguing half perishableness). -vaiśasam half or incomplete murder; vidhinā kṛtamardhavaiśasaṃ nanu māṃ kāmavadhe vimuñcatā Ku.4.31. -vyāsaḥ the radius of a circle. -śatam 1 fifty. -2 One hundred and fifty; Ms.8.267. -śanam [ardhamaśanasya śakandhvā˚] half a meal. -śapharaḥ a kind of fish. -śabda a. having a low voice. -śeṣa a. having only a half left. -śyāma a. half clouded. -ślokaḥ half a śloka or verse. -sama a. equal to a half. (-mam) N. of a class of metres in which the 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 4th lines have the same syllables and Gaṇas; such as puṣpitāgrā. -sasya a. half the crops, half grown. -sahaḥ An owl. -sīrin m. 1 a cultivator, ploughman who takes half the crop for his labour; śūdreṣu dāsagopālakulamitrārdhasīriṇaḥ Y.1.166. -2 = ardhika q. v. -hara, -hārin a. occupying the half (of the body); Ku.1.50; eko rāgiṣu rājate priyatamādehārdha- hārī haraḥ Bh.3.121. -hāraḥ a necklace of 64 strings. A half chain, a kind of ornament; nakṣatramālāmapi cārdhahāraṃ suvarṇasūtraṃ paritaḥ stanābhyām Māna.50.297-98. cf. also Kau. A.2.11. -hrasvaḥ half a (short) syllable.

*ardha ardha ou arddha a. demi, semi...

— S. n. la moitié.

ardhakrośa m. une demi-lieue.

ardhacandhra m. quartier de la lune.

Egratignure demi-circulaire faite avec l'ongle.

Fleche dont la pointe a la forme d'une demi-lune.

Les yeux de la queue du paon.

La main à moitié fermée, comme pour saisir qqc.

ardhanārīśa m. (nara, īśa) l'Androgyne Śiva.

ardhalanu f. la moitié du corps.

ardhapārāvata m. esp. de pigeon ou de perdrix.

ardhamātra n. demi-mesure dans la versification.

ardhamātrika a. d'une demi-mesure.

ardharātra m. la moitié de la nuit: minuit.

ardharca m. n. (ṛc) demi-stance védique.

ardhavīkṣaṇa n. (vi-īkṣ) coup d'œil de côté; œillade.

ardhaśata a. cinquante.

cent cinquante.

ardhasaphara m. esp. de petit poisson.

ardhāśana n. (aś) demi-repas.

ardhāsana n. (ās) bon accueil.

1 ardha- m. région, côté, partie.

2 ardha- a. à moitié, demi; constituant la moitié; m. nt. moitié; -e au milieu de.

°kathana- nt. fait de raconter à demi.

°kapiśa- a. qui tire sur le brun.

°kuṇḍala-karṣin- a. qui porte une demi-boucle d'oreille.

°kṛṣṭa- a. v. à demi tiré.

°koṭī- f. cinq millions.

°candana-lipta- a. v. à demi frotté de santal.

°candra- m. demi-lune, flèche à pointe en demi-cercle; main courbée en demi-cercle (pour saisir qqch.), -aṃ dā- saisir à la nuque; -ka- id.; °candra-bhāgin- a. saisi au cou; °candra-mukha- a. pourvu d'une pointe en demi-cercle; °candrārdha-bhāskara- m. midi au milieu du mois.

°jvalita- a. à demi consumé.

°tṛtīya- a. deux et demi.

°dagdha- a. v. à demi consumé.

°daṇḍa- m. demi-punition.

°divasa- m. midi.

°dvi-catur-aśraka- m. n. d'une position.

°nārāca- m. n. d'une flèche.

°niḥsṛta- a. à demi sorti en rampant.

°pañcama- a. quatre et demi.

°pañcāśat- f. 25.

°paṇa- m. demi-paṇa.

°pāda- m. pointe du pied; pan de mur recouvrant une ouverture secrète; -ika- a. qui n'a qu'un demi-pied.

°pīta- a. v. à demi bu.

°pulāyita- nt. n. d'une allure du cheval.

°bhagna- a. v. à demi brisé.

°bhāga- m. moitié; partie.

°bhāj- a. qui reçoit la moitié de (gén.).

°bhāskara- m. midi.

°bhūmi- f. moitié du territoire.

°mārga- m. moitié du chemin.

°māsa- m. demi-mois.

°mīlita- a. (yeux) à demi fermés.

°mukulī-kṛ- fermer à demi (les yeux).

°mukta- a. v. à demi libéré de (abl.).

°muṇḍa- a. à demi tondu.

°ratha- m. guerrier qui combat sur le même char qu'un autre; demi-héros.

°rātra- m. minuit; °rātrārdha-divasa- équinoxe.

°rūḍha- a. v. à demi développé.

°rca- m. demi-vers.

°lakṣya- a. à demi visible.

°likhita- a. v. à demi peint.

°vṛddhi- f. moitié des intérêts.

°vaiśasa- nt. coup mortel à demi réussi.

°śata- nt. 50; 150.

°śeṣa- a. dont il reste la moitié.

°śyāma- a. à demi noir; à demi couvert de nuages.

°sapta-śata- a. pl. 350; 750; nt. pl. 350.

°samaya- m. moitié d'une fraction de temps.

°sthita-prāṇa- a. ne vivant qu'à demi.

°srag-anulepin- a. à demi couronné et oint.

ardhākṣi- nt. oeillade.

ardhāṅgī-kṛ- changer en une moitié de corps.

ardhācita- a. v. à demi serti.

ardhādhīta- a. v. à demi appris.

ardhāvalīḍha- a. v. à demi léché.

ardhāvaśeṣa- a. dont il reste la moitié.

ardhāsana- nt. moitié du siège (offert à l'hôte).

ardhāsi- m. poignard.

ardhendu- m. demi-lune; °mauli- Śiva.

ardhokta- a. v. dit à demi, de façon incomplète , -e (en s'interrompant) au milieu de la phrase.

ardhocchiṣṭa- a. demeuré en reste quant à la moitié.

ardhodita- a. v. à demi levé.

ardhopabhukta- a. v. à demi mangé.

ardhoruka- nt. jupon.

1. ardhá ŚĀNT. 2, 13.

1) adj. nom. pl. ardhe oder ardhās P. 1, 1, 33. VOP. 3, 12. halb, hälftig, die Hälfte ausmachend; ardha - ardha (ardha - nema) der eine Theil - der andere Th., die Einen - die Andern: àrdhamàrdhenà payâsā pṛṇakṣyàrdhenâ śuṣma vardhase AV. 5, 1, 9. teṣāṃ vā ardhānupakiranti . ardhānanudiśanti ŚAT. BR. 3, 6, 2, 22. 2, 6, 1, 5. 4, 6, 8, 5. 5, 1, 3, 5. pacā̂tì nemô nàhi pakṣâdàrdhaḥ ṚV. 10, 27, 18. yāvadardhe mārge gacchati VET. 22, 2. Am Anf. eines comp. P. 2, 2, 2. ardhapadya KĀTY. ŚR. 17, 1, 15. 11, 7. ardhapuruṣa, °ṣīya 16, 8, 2. 7. 8. fgg. ardhapaṇa M. 8, 404. 150. 243. N. 11, 30. adhamārge RAGH. 7, 42. ardhahrasva eine halbe Mora P. 1, 2, 32. adj. von compp. mit ardha und einem Maasse 7, 3, 26. 27. ardhāmbu halb mit Wasser AK. 2, 9, 53. H. 409. ardhendrá halb dem I. gehörig ŚAT. BR. 9, 3, 2, 9. ardhāvaśeṣa zur Hälfte übrig geblieben R. 5, 14, 49. = ardhaśeṣa 51. 15, 20. ardhaśyāma halbbewölkt ŚĀK. 60. ardhapūrṇa halbgefüllt KĀTY. ŚR. 9, 6, 24. ardhapiṣṭa 5, 1, 11. ardhamukta R. 5, 28, 17. so häufig mit einem part. praet. pass. P. 5, 4, 5. N. 24, 47. ŚĀK. 7. 131. 173. 12, 11. 15, 3. 67, 9. 86, 17. 107, 8. PAÑCAT. 254, 20. 21. 25. 256, 22. MEGH. 21. ardhavṛddhā von mittlerm Alter AK. 2, 6, 1, 17. TRIK. 3, 3, 232. H. 531. vor einem nom. card.: ardhaśata 150 M. 8, 267. 311 (nach KULL. 50). ardhatrayodaśan 13(1/2) YĀJÑ. 2, 165. 204. ardhasaptaśata 750 R. 2, 34, 13. 39, 36 (GORR.: 350). Dagegen ardhapañcāśat 25 M. 8, 268. vor einem nom. ordin. P. 1, 1, 23, Vārtt. 3. ardhatṛtīya drittehalb ĀŚV. ŚR. 12, 5. R. 2, 92, 10. SUŚR. 2, 167, 11. ardhacaturtha viertehalb 196, 16. ardhapañcama M. 4, 95. ardhapañcamaka für 4(1/2) gekauft u.s.w. P. 1, 1, 23, Vārtt. 3, Sch. ardhasaptadaśa 16(1/2) KĀTY. ŚR. 8, 3, 10. nach einem card.: daśārdhānām der fünf M. 1, 27.

— 2) Hälfte, m.: yaścāsāvardho ya u cāyamardhaḥ ŚAT. BR. 1, 2, 2, 5. 5, 2, 1, 10. padebhyaḥ padetarārdhānsaṃcaskāra NIR. 1, 13. n. P. 2, 2, 2. AK. 1, 1, 2, 17. H. an. 2, 238. MED. dh. 2. pra rîrice dìva indrâḥ pṛthìvyā àrdhamidâsyà pratì rodâsī ùbhe ṚV. 6, 30, 1. àrdhenà viśvàṃ bhuvânaṃ jàjānà yadâsyā̀rdhaṃ kva1^\ tadbâbhūva AV. 18, 8, 7. tasyārdhamantarvedi syādardhaṃ bahirvedi ŚAT. BR. 3, 6, 1, 26. 3, 3, 3. 8, 6, 1, 12. 7, 2, 3. 3, 7. 8. u.s.w. KĀTY. ŚR. 16, 8, 4. M. 1, 32. 8, 38. 210. 296. 9, 112. 11, 255. N. 10, 3. 16. 19. 13, 36. BHARTṚ. 3, 50. RAGH. 12, 99. VID. 228. 334. yadardhe vicchinnam ŚĀK. 9. candrārdha R. 1, 28, 25. RAGH. 3, 59. am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā KATHĀS. 20, 22.

— 3) der eine Theil von Zweien, Partei: àsmākâmàrdhamā gâhi ṚV. 4, 32, 1. àrdhaṃ vī̀rasyâ (parā nunude) 7, 18, 16. ardhaṃ kar bevorzugen, begünstigen: tòkasyâ sā̀tau tanâyasyà bhūrêràsmām̐ àrdhaṃ kṛ̂ṇutādindrà gonā̂m 2, 30, 5. àpāṃ tòkasyà tanâyasya jèṣa indrâ sū̀rīnkṛ̂ṇùhi smā̂ no àrdham 6, 44, 18.

— 4) eine halbe Mora: ardhasamamuktāvalī Verz. d. B. H. No. 814.

— Vgl. sārdham .

2. árdha m.

1) Seite, Theil (einer von zweien) ŚĀNT. 2, 13. AK. 1, 1, 2, 17. H. 1434. an. 2, 238. MED. dh. 2. (uṣasaḥ) pūrvè ardhè rajâso bhā̀nûmañjan ṚV. 1, 92, 1. dìva ā̂hùḥ parè ardhê purī̀ṣiṇâm 164, 12. ùbhāvardhaû bhavataḥ sā̀dhū âsmai 2, 27, 15. vi vôcò yamardhâṃ te maghavankṣèmyā dhūḥ 10, 28, 5. 6, 27, 5. AV. 4, 1, 6. pūrvo 'rdho vai śiraḥ ŚAT. BR. 1, 3, 3, 12. dakṣiṇo 'rdhaḥ paśorvīryavattaraḥ 8, 2, 4, 19. 6, 2, 12. 9, 3, 4, 11. 11, 2, 6, 5. 6. ṛjvāyatārdham (vom Körper) MĀLAV. 27. grāmārdhaḥ P. 2, 2, 2, Sch. Vgl. avarārdha, uttarārdha, jaghanārdha, parārdha, paścārdha, pūrvārdha .

— 2) Ort, Platz, Gegend: dìve dîve sàdṛśī̂rànyamardhâṃ kṛ̀ṣṇā âsedhàdapà sadmânò jāḥ ṚV. 6, 47, 21. sā kàdrīcī̀ kaṃ svìdardhàṃ parā̂gāt 1, 164, 17. kutàstau jā̀tau kâtàmaḥ so ardhâḥ AV. 8, 9, 1. tasmādyo 'rdhasya śreṣṭho bhavatyasāvasuṣyārdhasya śira ityāhuḥ ŚAT. BR. 1, 4, 5, 5. 5, 4, 5. 2, 1, 2, 8. yajñasyārdhāt 4, 3, 4, 14. āhavanīyasyārdhamaiti 7, 3, 1, 6. 3, 7, 4, 10. 4, 2, 4, 20. 11, 4, 1, 2. 12,1, 1, 10. divaḥ - pare ardhe PRAŚNOP. 1, 11. piturardhameyāya CHĀND. UP. 5, 3, 4. 6. araṇyārdhamabhivrajya KAUŚ. 126. Vgl. apyardham, abhyardha, parārdha .

1. ardha

1) °kapiśā in's Braune spielend Spr. 2878. Z. 7 vom Ende lies 331 st. 311. ardhaśata M. 8, 267 bedeutet auch nach KULL. hundertundfünfzig. ardhasaptaśatāḥ R. 2, 34, 13 ist nach dem Schol. 350, ebend. 39,36 liest die ed. Bomb. trayaḥ śataśatārdhāḥ, was gleichfalls 350 bedeutet. ardhapañcan in ardhapañcahasta VARĀH. BṚH. S. 73, 4 soll 4(1/2) bezeichnen, also = ardhapañcama sein.

— 2) n. TRIK. 3, 5, 8 (lies dala st. dana). śarīrārdha KUMĀRAS. 1. 51. māsārdha HALĀY. 5, 63. drammārdha, paṇārdha Ind. St. 8, 292. Mitte WEBER, Nakṣ. 2, 354. fg.

— 4) zu streichen; vgl. ardhasama .

— 5) m. eine Anzahl von 50 Perlen, welche zusammen ein Dharaṇa wiegen, VARĀH. BṚH. S. 81, 17 (die Lesart ist unsicher).

— Vgl. ṛdhak .

2. ardha am Ende lies abhyardhas st. abhyardha .

1. ardha

1) ardho ghaṭaḥ ein halbvoller Krug (Gegens. saṃpūrṇa) Spr. (II) 6882. — Das Wort ist m. als avayavavācin, n. samapravibhāge PAT. a. a. O. 2,347,a.

ardhá [s. 2. ṛdh], 1) a., die Hälfte ausmachend; daher der andere (dem néma parallel gehend); 2) m., die Hälfte; insbesondere 3) mit kṛ, jemanden bei der Erlangung eines Gutes zur Hälfte eines andern machen, d. h. ihm ebenso viel mittheilen als dem andern; 4) m., die Partei.

-ás 1) {853,18}.

-ám 2) {471,1}. — 3) {221,5}; {485,18} (wo Aufr. árdham liest). — 4) {328,1}; {534,16}.

árdha, m., 1) Seite, Hälfte, namentlich die östliche (oder westliche), vordere (oder hintere), entferntere (oder nähere) des Luftkreises, des Himmels u. s. w.; 2) Gegend, Ort.

-am 2) {164,17}; {488,21}; {854,5}; ({485,18} s. ardhá).

-e 1) pū́rve rájasas {92,1}; {124,5}; páre divás {164,12} pū́rve (der Schar) {468,5}.

-au {218,15} ubhaú (beide Welthälften).

1. ardhá

— 1) Adj. halb , hälftig , die Hälfte ausmachend. ardhe mārge Auf halbem Wege LA. 17,15. ghaṭa ein halbvoller Krug. ardha - ardha und nema - ardha der Eine - der Andere , Pl. die Einen - die Andern.

— 2) m. n. Hälfte. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā

— 3) n. Mitte. ŚĀK. 9.

— 4) Partei. ardhaṃ kar Jmd (Acc.) auf gleiche Weise theilnehmen lassen an (Gen.).

2. árdha m.

— 1) Seite , Theil.

— 2) Ort , Platz , Gegend.

1. ardhá halb, oft °— im Adj. u. Adv.; m. n. Hälfte,Mitte.

2. árdha m. Seite, Teil, Gegend, Ort.

ardha;
khaṇḍārdhanemāḥ śakalaṃ ca bhittaṃ,
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