Ardhendu, Ardha-indu, Ardhemdu: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Ardhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�) refers to the 鈥渉alf moon鈥�, according to the Amb膩matasa峁僪it膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] There is a Li峁単a there [i.e., O峁dhiprastha] made of jewels. There she meditated for a long time. Once attained the one who brings an end to the cause of suffering, she ascended with effort into (the Li峁単a). She sported (there) with him, (艢iva) the Bearer of the Half Moon (ardhendu-maulin). The goddess meditated for a moment as she abided (there) unconditioned (补尘颈迟腻). That Li峁単a was split in two and the goddess then arose (out of it). A fierce, deafening supreme Sound (苍腻诲补) (of mantras) emerged out of it. [...]鈥�.
2) Ardhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�) is the 鈥渄ivine counterpart鈥� of 痴补峁璦蝉颈峁僪补鈥攐ne of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擳hese sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine N膩thas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥敵詹贯弓a蝉颈峁僪补 is the Cary膩 name of this N膩tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His 鈥渄ivine counterpart鈥� is Ardhendu. These omniscient, all-pervasive and immortal counterparts to the Sixteen Siddhas are said to be rays of divine light (谤补艣尘颈谤奴辫补) and resemble the sixteen supports of the universe.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�).鈥�
1) the half or crescent moon.
2) semicircular impresion of a finger-nail, crescent-shaped nail-print; 啶曕啶氞く啷嬥ぐ啷嵿え啶栢ぞ啶權啶曕啶班ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷佮げ啷�啶侧啶� (办耻肠补测辞谤苍补办丑腻峁卥补颈谤补谤诲丑别苍诲耻濒墨濒补颈岣�) N.6.25.
3) an arrow with a crescent-shaped head (= ardhacandra below.); 掳啶啶侧た (mauli) Name of 艢iva 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶掂啶啷嵿い啶� 啶︵啶粪う啶� 啶氞ぐ啶｀え啷嵿く啶距じ啶ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷佮ぎ啷屶げ啷囙 (tatra vyakta峁� d峁涐梗adi cara峁嘺ny膩samardhendumaule岣�) Meghad奴ta 57.
Derivable forms: 补谤诲丑别苍诲耻岣� (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷佮).
Ardhendu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and indu (啶囙え啷嵿う啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�) or Arddhendu.鈥攎.
(-苍诲耻岣�) 1. A half moon or crescent. 2. The impression of a finger nail. 3. The hand expanded in a semicircular form like a claw. 4. An arrow with a crescent-shaped head. E. ardha, and indu the moon.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�).鈥擺masculine] = ardhacandra; mauli [masculine] [Epithet] of 艢iva (having the crescent as diadem).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ardhendu (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷�):鈥�m. (-ardha-candra above) a half moon or crescent, [Nai峁dha-carita]
2) the semicircular impression of a finger nail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) an arrow with a crescent-shaped head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) the hand expanded in a semicircular from like a claw, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) the constellation also called ardhacandra (q.v.), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArdh膿峁僤u (嗖呧舶喑嵿钵喑囙矀嗖︵硜):鈥擺noun] the moon in a phase, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge just after new moon (waxing crescent) or just before new moon (waning crescent); the crescent moon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ardhendumauli, Ardhendumaulin.
Full-text: Ardhendumauli, Arddhendu, Ardhendumaulin, Vatasimha, Mauli, Ardhacandra.
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