Ardra a. [ A-ard-rak dIrGaSca Uṇ. 2. 18 ] 1 Wet, moist, damp, taMtrImArdrAM nayanasalilEH Me. 86 , 43 ; ArdrAkzatAropaRamanvaBftAM R. 7. 28. 2 Succulent. living, not dry, green, juicy; ArdraM dravyaM dviDA proktaM sarasaM nIrasaM taTA . 3 Fresh, new; kAnIvArdrAparADaH Amaru. 2 ; kAMtamArdrAparADaM M. 3. 12 ; R. 14. 4. 4 Soft, tender; oft. used with words like sneha, dayA, karuRA in the sense of ‘flowing with,’ moved’, ‘melted’; snehArdraM hfdayaM a heart wet or melted with pity; karuRA°, dayA° ; premArdrAH cezwAH Māl. 5. 7. 5 Full of feeling, warm. 6 Loose, flaccid. — rdrA N. of a constellation or the sixth lunar mansion so called (consisting of one star). [ cf. Gr. ardo ]. Comp. — kAzWaM green wood. — dAnu a. Ved. giving moisture. — nayana a. weeping — padI a woman with wet feet. — pavitra a. Ved. having a wet strainer, epithet of the Soma. — pfzWa a. watered, refreshed; ArdrapfzWAH kriyaMtAM vAjinaH Ś. 1. — mAzA a. leguminous shrub ( mAzaparRI ). — SAkaM fresh ginger. — lubDakaH (°rdrA° the dragon's tail or descending node, N. of Ketu.