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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
śardhaशर्धśárdha mfn. (√ śṛdh) defiant, bold (orig. ‘breaking wind against another’), [RV.]
śárdha m. breaking wind, flatulence, [Vop.]
a (defiant or bold) host, troop (esp. the host of the Maruts), [RV.]
&c. See p. 1058, col. 2.
śardhasशर्धस्śárdhas mfn. = śárdhat (only in compar. śadhas-tara, more daring or defiant), [RV.]
śárdhas n. a troop, host, multitude (cf. śārdha), [ib.]
śardhatशर्धत्śárdhat mfn. (pr.p.) defiant, mocking, bold, daring, [RV.]
śárdhat or śárdhamāna, mfn. mocking, defiant, bold, [RV.]; [VS.]
śardhinशर्धिन्See bāhu-ś°.
śardhyaशर्ध्यśárdhya mfn. bold, strong, [RV. i, 119, 5.]
śardhanaशर्धनn. the act of breaking wind, [Kull.]
&c. See p. 1058, col. 2.
śardhavatशर्धवत्śardha—vat mfn. containing (the word) śardha, [ĀpŚr.]
śardhamānaशर्धमानśárdhat or śárdhamāna, mfn. mocking, defiant, bold, [RV.]; [VS.]
śardhanītiशर्धनीतिśárdha—nīti (śárdha-), mfn. ‘acting boldly’ or ‘leading the host (of Maruts)’, [RV.]
śardhaṃjahaशर्धंजहśardha—ṃ-jaha mfn. (jaha fr. √ 3. hā) causing flatulence, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 28], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
śardha—ṃjaha m. beans or any leguminous grain, pulse, [W.]