Ardhadhara, Ardhadhāra, Ardha-dhara: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchArdhadhāra (अर्धधार):—(von a + dhārā) n. ein einschneidiges chirurgisches Messer [Suśruta 1, 26, 11. 14.] [Hindu System of Medicine 169.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungArdhadhāra (अर्धधार):—m. einschneidiges chirurgisches Messer.
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: Dhara, Ardha, Tara.
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