ardha अर्ध árdha m. Ved. side, part place, region, country (cf. ápy-ardham, abhy-ardhá, parārdhá); [Lat. ordo; Germ. ort.] ardhá mfn. (m. pl. ardhe or ardhās, [Pāṇ. i, 1, 33]) half, halved, forming a half [cf. Osset. ardag] ardhá … ardhá (or néma … ardhá, [RV. x, 27, 18]), one part, the other part ardhá (ás, ám), m. n. (ifc. f A) 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] ardhaka अर्धक mfn. forming a half, [Bhpr.] n. the half, [Hcat.] N. of a wrong pronunciation of the vowels, [Pat.] m. water-snake, [L.] ardhaya अर्धय Nom. P. °yati, to halve, [Līl.] ardhabhāj अर्धभाज् ardha—bhāj mfn. containing the half of (gen.), [PBr.] taking or sharing half, [Mn. viii, 39] ardha—bhā́j (-bhā́j), m. a sharer, companion, [AV. vi, 86, 3.] ardhaśas अर्धशस् ardha—śas ind. by halves, [KātyŚr.] ardhaṛca अर्धऋच ardha—ṛcá m. = ardha-rcá below, [VS. xix, 25.] ardhajyā अर्धज्या ardha—jīvakā or ardha—jyā, f. = jyārdha, the sine of in arc. ardharca अर्धर्च ardha—rcá m. (ṛc; cf. -ṛcá above) half a verse, [AV. ix, 10, 19]; [ŚBr.] &c. ardhabhāga अर्धभाग ardha—bhāga m. a half, [Kum. v, 50.] ardhabhūmi अर्धभूमि ardha—bhūmi f. half the land, [MBh. i, 7444.] ardhabheda अर्धभेद ardha—bheda m. hemiplegia (cf. ardita n.), [Suśr.], (cf. ava-bhedaka.) ardhadhāra अर्धधार ardha—dhāra n. ‘half-edged i.e. single-edged’, a knife or lancet with a single edge (the blade two inches long, the handle six, used by surgeons), [Suśr.] ardhakhārī अर्धखारी ardha—khāra, n. or ardha—khārī, f. half a khārī, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 101.] ardhakhāra अर्धखार ardha—khāra, n. or ardha—khārī, f. half a khārī, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 101.] ardhaśata अर्धशत ardha—śata n. fifty, [Mn. viii, 311] one hundred and fifty, [ib.] [267.] ardhaśeṣa अर्धशेष ardha—śeṣa mfn. half left, [R.] (cf. ardhāvaśeṣa below). ardhadeva अर्धदेव ardha—devá m. demi-god, [RV. iv, 42, 8] and [9.] ardhagola अर्धगोल ardha—gola m. a hemisphere. ardhahāra अर्धहार ardha—hāra m. a necklace of sixty-four (or of forty) strings, [VarBṛS.] ardhahara अर्धहर ardha—hara mfn. inheriting half a property, [Viṣṇ.] ardhakāla अर्धकाल ardha—kāla m. a N. of Śiva, [L.] ardhakīla अर्धकील ardha—kīla n. N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh. iii, 7024.] ardhakūṭa अर्धकूट ardha—kūṭa m. a N. of Śiva, [L.] ardhaketu अर्धकेतु ardha—ketu m. N. of a Rudra, [VāyuP.] ardhakṛta अर्धकृत ardha—kṛta mfn. half done, half performed. ardhakoṭī अर्धकोटी ardha—koṭī f. half a koṭī i.e. five millions, [Hit.] ardhakoṣa अर्धकोष ardha—koṣa m. a moiety of one's treasure. ardhamāsa अर्धमास ardha—māsá m. half a month, [VS.]; [AV.] &c. ardhanāva अर्धनाव ardha—nāva n. half a boat, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 100.] ardhaniśā अर्धनिशा ardha—niśā f. midnight. ardhapādā अर्धपादा ardha—pādā f. the plant Phyllanthus Niruri, [L.] ardhapāda अर्धपाद ardha—pāda m. half the fourth part ardhapīta अर्धपीत ardha—pīta mfn. half-drunk, [Śāk.] ardhapaṇa अर्धपण ardha—paṇa m. a measure containing half a paṇa, [Mn. viii, 404.] ardhapatha अर्धपथ ardha—patha m. ‘half-way’ ardhapathe अर्धपथे ardha—pa°the ind. loc. midway, [Yājñ. ii, 198.] ardhapada अर्धपद ardha—pada n. half a Pāda (or the fourth part of a verse), [Lāṭy.] ardharāja अर्धराज ardha—rāja m. N. of a Prākṛt poet. ardharūḍha अर्धरूढ ardha—rūḍha mfn. half grown or developed, [Megh.] ardharūpa अर्धरूप ardha—rūpa mfn. forming a half, [Sarvad.] ardharatha अर्धरथ ardha—ratha m. a warrior who fights on a car along with another, [MBh. v, 5816] and [5820.] ardharcya अर्धर्च्य ardha—rcya (ṛ) mf(A)n. = ardharca-śasya above, [AitĀr.] ardhasama अर्धसम ardha—sama mfn. ‘half equal’, N. of metres, in which the first and third and the second and fourth Pādas are equal ardhasoma अर्धसोम ardha—soma m. half the Soma, [KātyŚr.] ardhatūra अर्धतूर ardha—tūra m. a particular kind of musical instrument, [L.] ardhatanu अर्धतनु ardha—tanu f. half a body. ardhavaśā अर्धवशा ardha—vaśā́ f. half a cow, [MaitrS.] ardhavidhu अर्धविधु ardha—vidhu m. the half-moon, [Bālar.] ardhayāma अर्धयाम ardha—yāma m. (= -prahara above) half a watch, [Bhpr.] = ardhabhāgin अर्धभागिन् ardha—bhāgika or ardha—bhāgin, mfn. receiving half a share, [Yājñ. ii, 134.] ardhaśabda अर्धशब्द ardha—śabda mfn. having a low voice. ardhaśiras अर्धशिरस् ardha—śiras n. the half head, [ĀpŚr.] ardhaśloka अर्धश्लोक ardha—śloka m. half a Śloka. ardhaśruta अर्धश्रुत ardha—śruta mfn. half heard, [Veṇīs.] ardhaśyāma अर्धश्याम ardha—śyāma mfn. half dark or clouded, [Śāk.] ardhadaṇḍa अर्धदण्ड ardha—daṇḍa m. half the fine, [Mn. viii, 243] ardhadagdha अर्धदग्ध ardha—dagdha mfn. half-burnt. ardhagaṅgā अर्धगङ्गा ardha—gaṅgā f. ‘half the Gaṅgā’, N. of the river Kāverī, [L.] (cf. ardhajāhnavī below). ardhagarbha अर्धगर्भ ardha—garbhá m. half a descendant (?), [RV. i, 164, 36.] ardhaguccha अर्धगुच्छ ardha—guccha m. a necklace of sixteen (or twenty-four) strings, [VarBṛS.] ardhakarṇa अर्धकर्ण ardha—karṇa m. ‘half the diameter’, radius. ardhakṛṣṭa अर्धकृष्ट ardha—kṛṣṭa mfn. half drawn out from (in comp.), [Śāk.] ardhakrośa अर्धक्रोश ardha—krośa m. half a league. ardhamārge अर्धमार्गे ardha—mārge loc. ind. half-way, mid-way, [Kathās.] ardhamātrā अर्धमात्रा ardha—mātrā f. half a short syllable ardhamātra अर्धमात्र ardha—mātra n. the half, middle, [VPrāt.] &c. ardha—mātra mfn. having the quantity of half a short syllable, [TPrāt.] ardha—mātra m. hence, a N. of the peculiar sound called yama (q.v.), [RāmatUp.] ardhamuṇḍa अर्धमुण्ड ardha—muṇḍa mfn. half-bald, [Bcar.] ardhamuṣṭi अर्धमुष्टि ardha—muṣṭi m. a half-clenched hand, [L.] ardhapūrṇa अर्धपूर्ण ardha—pūrṇa mfn. half-full. ardhapadyā अर्धपद्या ardhá—padyā f. a brick measuring half a foot, [KātyŚr.] ardhapakva अर्धपक्व ardha—pakva mfn. half ripe, [Bhpr.] ardhapuṣpā अर्धपुष्पा ardha—puṣpā f. the plant Sida Rhomboidea, [L.] ardharātra अर्धरात्र ardha—rātra m. midnight, [Mn.] &c. ardharcādi अर्धर्चादि ardha—r°cādi mfn. a g. of [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 31] ardhasīrin अर्धसीरिन् ardhá—sīrin mfn. a cultivator (who takes half the crop for his labour), [Yājñ. i, 166.] ardhatikta अर्धतिक्त ardha—tikta mfn. ‘half-bitter’, the plant Gentiana Chirata. ardhavṛddha अर्धवृद्ध ardha—vṛddha mf(A)n. middle-aged, [L.] ardhavṛddhi अर्धवृद्धि ardha—vṛddhi f. the half of the interest or rent, [Mn. viii, 150.] ardhavrata अर्धव्रत ardha—vratá n. the half portion of milk, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] ardhavyāma अर्धव्याम ardha—vyāma m. half a fathom (see vyāma), [KātyŚr.] ardhavyāsa अर्धव्यास ardha—vyāsa m. ‘half the diameter’, radius. ardhaṣaṣṭha अर्धषष्ठ ardha—ṣaṣṭha mfn. pl. five and a half, [PārGṛ.] ardhabhāgika अर्धभागिक ardha—bhāgika or ardha—bhāgin, mfn. receiving half a share, [Yājñ. ii, 134.] ardhaphālaka अर्धफालक ardha—phālaka m. or n. N. of a partic. garment, [Bhadrab.] ardha—phālaka m. pl. a partic. Jaina sect, ib. ardhaśaphara अर्धशफर ardha—śaphara m. a kind of fish, [L.] ardhabṛgala अर्धबृगल ardha—bṛgalá n. half a portion, [ŚBr.] ardhabṛhatī अर्धबृहती ardha—bṛhatī f. ‘having half the usual breadth’, a kind of sacrificial brick, [KātyŚr.] &c. ardhacakrin अर्धचक्रिन् ardha—cakravartin or ardha—cakrin, m. ‘half a cakravartin’, N. of the nine black Vāsudevas (of the Jainas), [L.] ardhacandrā अर्धचन्द्रा ardha—candrā f. the plant Convolvulus Turpethum ardhacandra अर्धचन्द्र ardha—candra m. half moon the semi circular marks on a peacock's tail, [L.] the semicircular scratch of the finger nail, [L.] an arrow, the head of which is like a half-moon, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.] (cf. ardhacandra-mukha and ardha candrāpama below) the hand bent into a semicircle or the shape of a claw (as for the purpose of seizing anybody by the neck; generally acc. °am with √ 1. dā, to seize any one by his neck), [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]; [Vet.] N. of the Anusvāra (from its being written in the older MSS. in a semilunar form), [RāmatUp.] N. of a constellation, [VarBṛS.] ardha—candra mfn. crescent shaped, of a semilunar form, [Hcat.] ardhacolaka अर्धचोलक ardha—colaka m. a short bodice, [L.] ardhadevatā अर्धदेवता ardha—devatā f. a half-deity, demigod, [JaimUp.] ardhadivasa अर्धदिवस ardha—divasa m. ‘half a day’, midday, [R.] (cf. ardha-rātra below.) ardhahrasva अर्धह्रस्व ardha—hrasva n. the quantity of half a short vowel, [Pāṇ. i, 2, 32.] ardhajīvakā अर्धजीवका ardha—jīvakā or ardha—jyā, f. = jyārdha, the sine of in arc. ardhakaiśika अर्धकैशिक ardha—kaiśika mf(I)n. having half the breadth of a hair, [Suśr.] ardhakathana अर्धकथन ardha—kathana n. relating only half (not to the end of a story), [Veṇīs.] (v.l. -ka-thita, ‘half-related’). ardhakapiśa अर्धकपिश ardha—kapiśa mfn. half-brown, brownish, [Daśar.], Sch. ardhakṣetra अर्धक्षेत्र ardha—kṣetra n. pl. N. of particular lunar mansions, [Sūryapr.] ardhalikhita अर्धलिखित ardha—likhita mfn. half painted, [Śāk.]