The Sanskrit term Ardhacandrākṛti can be transliterated into English as Ardhacandrakrti or Ardhacandrakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Ardhachandrakriti.

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Ardhacandrākṛti (अर्धचन्द्राकृति) refers to “half-moon (about the hood of a wall or the merlons placed there) § 5.8.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ardhacandrākṛti (अर्धचन्द्राकृति) refers to “one who has the form of the half-moon”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “O you who reside at the End of the Eighteen! (You are) also beyond the state of the Transmental. You are Śāmbhavī who awakens Śambhu. [...] (At the same time) you are on the plane of the current of the state beyond the Transmental. (Your) nature is subtle; your form is that of the beautiful and radiant energy which is the Half Moon [i.e., sutejas-ardhacandra-ākṛti]. Encompassed by the Triangle, you are in the centre. Born from the limbs of the three lines (of the Triangle), you are completely full and reside in the sacred seat in the centre. O Kubjī, you are Mālinī who awakens (Bhairava) the Gander (haṃsa). (When you are) in the Cavity (in the centre), you are sprinkled inwardly by the stream of nectar of the Śiva principle”

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ardhacandrākṛti (अर्धचन्द्राकृति).—a. half-moonshaped.

Ardhacandrākṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and candrākṛti (चन्द्राकृति). See also (synonyms): ardhacandrākāra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ardhacandrākṛti (अर्धचन्द्राकृति) or Arddhacandrākṛti.—mfn. (-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) Half-mooned, of a crescent-shape, convex and concave. f.

(-tiḥ) A meniscus. E. ardhacandra, and ākṛti shape.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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Partial matches: Candrakriti, Ardha.

Full-text: Ardhacandrakara, Arddhacandrakriti, Anjalika.

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