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Results for आर्धिक

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आर्धिकārdhikaa.(-की f.) [अर्धमर्हति ठक्] Sharing half, relating to a half.
(-की Feminine) अर्धमर्हति ठक् Sharing half, relating to a half.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कः One who ploughs the land for half the crop; one born of a Vaiśya woman, and brought up by a Brāhmaṇa; Ms.4.253; see the quotation under अर्धिक.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आर्धिकārdhikamfn. sharing half, an equal partner
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sharing half, an equal partner
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective relating to half
3. masculine gender one who ploughs the ground for half the crop (confer, compare अर्ध-सीरिन्) Mn.
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