अर्धचन्द्र [ ardhacandra ] [ ardhá-candra ] m. half moon

   the semi circular marks on a peacock's tail Lit. L.

   the semicircular scratch of the finger nail Lit. L.

   an arrow , the head of which is like a half-moon Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Kathās. ( cf. [ ardhacandra-mukha ] and [ ardha candrāpama ] below)

   the hand bent into a semicircle or the shape of a claw (as for the purpose of seizing anybody by the neck ; generally acc. [ °am ] with √ 1. [ dā ] , to seize any one by his neck) Lit. Kathās. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Vet.

   N. of the Anusvāra (from its being written in the older MSS. in a semilunar form) Lit. RāmatUp.

   N. of a constellation Lit. VarBṛS.

   [ ardhacandrā ] f. the plant Convolvulus Torpethum

   [ ardhacandra ] m. f. n. crescent shaped , of a semilunar form Lit. Hcat.