As a deity name
Name 29 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
half a short syllable
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ardhamātrāyai" is the dative of "ardhamātrā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "ardhamātrāyai" is the dative of "ardhamātra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "ardhamātra" is derived from "ardha" with the mātrac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. ardha m. Ved. side, part
place, region, country (cf. apy-ardham, abhy-ardha, parārdha);
ardha—mātra n. the half, middle, VPrāt. &c.
ardha—mātra mfn. having the quantity of half a short syllable, TPrāt.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
ardha—mātrā f. half a short syllable
ardha—mātra n. the half, middle, VPrāt. &c.
ardha—mātra mfn. having the quantity of half a short syllable, TPrāt.
1. ardha m. Ved. side, part
place, region, country (cf. apy-ardham, abhy-ardha, parārdha);
Caveats
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