[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.130 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.130 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.130 - **Language:** English ### [c5.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.130) ARDHA-NĀRĪ. ‘Half-woman.’ A form in which Siva is represented as half-male and half-female, typifying the male and female energies. There are several stories accounting for this form. It is called also Ardhanārīsa and Parāngada. - [Previous: c5.129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.129) - [Next: c5.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.131) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.130) · Pramāṇa