अर्धचन्द्रक — {candraka} m. (= {ardhacandra}) the hand bent into a semicircle for grasping any one's throat', ifc. {dattârdhacandraka}, mfn. 'seized at the throat', Kaṭhās##({am}), n. the semilunar point of an arrow, Sārṅg##({ika}), f. N. of a climbing plant (Gynandropsis Pentaphylla or Convolvulus Torpethum##{ardhacandrā} above)