Ardhaganga, Ardhagaṅgā, Ardha-ganga: 5 definitions
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Ardhaganga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhagaṅgā (अर्धगङ्गा).—Name of the river Kāverī; (snānādau gaṅgāsnānārdhaphaladāyinī); so °जाह्नवी (jāhnavī)
Ardhagaṅgā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and gaṅgā (गङ्गा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhagaṅgā (अर्धगङ्गा) or Arddhagaṅgā.—f.
(-ṅgā) The Kaveri river, in the peninsula. E. ardha half, and gaṅgā the Ganges; being a sacred stream, having half the virtues of the great Ganges.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhagaṅgā (अर्धगङ्गा):—[=ardha-gaṅgā] f. ‘half the Gaṅgā’, Name of the river Kāverī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ardhajāhnavī below).
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Partial matches: Ardha, Ganga.
Full-text: Ardhajahnavi, Arddhajahnavi, Arddhaganga, Kaveri, Kavera.
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