Ardhodaya, Ardhōdaya, Ardha-udaya: 7 definitions
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Ardhodaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Ardhodaya (अर्धोदय) refers to the “rise of the sun’s orb up to the half”, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[...] Now another method. After carefully observing the rise of the Sun’s orb up to the half [i.e., ardhodaya], or the setting of the same, the instrument (i.e. the bowl) should be placed in a basin filled with water. The bowl is so made that its height is equal to six aṅgulas, and the circular opening is twelve aṅgulas in diameter”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryArdhodaya.—(EI 5), the new-moon tithi falling on a Sunday when, during day time, the nakṣatra is Śravaṇā and the yoga Vyatīpāta. Note: ardhodaya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryardhōdaya (अर्धोदय).—m S Half-risen state (of a heavenly body). 2 Synchronism of the following particulars; (the day) Sunday, (the Yog) vyatipāta, (the Nakshatra) śravaṇa, (the tithi) the change of the moon of pauṣa or of māgha. ardhōdayīṃ paḍaṇēṃ To be under suspension; to lie over--a begun work.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArdhodaya (अर्धोदय).—
1) the rising of the half moon.
2) partial rise.
3) a kind of parvan; °आसनम् (āsanam) a sort of posture in meditatiou.
Derivable forms: ardhodayaḥ (अर्धोदयः).
Ardhodaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and udaya (उदय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArdhodaya (अर्धोदय):—m. half (id est. partial) rising of the sun or the moon.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ardha, Udaya.
Starts with: Ardhodayadanaprayoga, Ardhodayavidhi, Ardhodayavrata.
Full-text: Mahodaya, Mandalodaya, Arttotayam, Ardha, Udaya, Mandalardha.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - The Glory of Setu < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 31 - The Lord in the Wooden Body < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.115-116 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)