धरति
Sanskrit
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/), Latin firmus, Lithuanian derė́ti.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editधरति • (dhárati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type UP, root धृ)
- to hold, bear (also bring forth), carry, maintain, preserve, keep, possess, have, use, employ, practise, undergo
- (with or scil. आत्मानम् (ātmānam), जीवितम् (jīvitam), प्राणान् (prāṇān), देहम् (deham), शरीरम् (śarīram) etc.) to preserve soul or body, continue living, survive (especially future dhariṣyati; compare passive below)
- to hold back, keep down, stop, restrain, suppress, resist
- to place or fix in, bestow or confer on (locative)
- to destine for (dative; Ā. also to be destined for or belong to)
- to present to (genitive)
- to direct or turn (attention, mind, etc.) towards, fix or resolve upon (locative or dative)
- (Ā) to be ready or prepared for
- (Ā, P) to owe anything (accusative) to (dative or genitive)
- to prolong (in pronunciation)
- to quote, cite
- (with गर्भम् (garbham)) to conceive, be pregnant (older garbham- √bhṛ)
- (with दण्डम् (daṇḍam), दमम् (damam)) to inflict punishment on (locative)
- (with केशान् (keśān), or श्मश्रु (śmaśru)) to let the hair or beard grow
- (with रश्मीन् (raśmīn) or प्रहरान् (praharān)) to draw the reins tight
- (with धरमम् (dharamam)) to fulfil a duty
- (with व्रतम् (vratám)) to observe or keep a vow
- (with धारणाम् (dhāraṇām)) to practise self-control
- (with ?) to perform penance
- (with मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) or मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni), शिरसा (śirasā) or शिरसि (śirasi)) to bear on the head, honour highly
- (with or scil. तुलया (tulayā)) to hold in a balance, weigh, measure
- (with or scil. मनसा (manasā)) to bear in mind, recollect, remember
- (with समये (samaye)) to hold to an agreement, cause to make a compact
- (passive voice) to be borne
- to be firm, keep steady
- to continue living, exist, remain
- to begin, resolve upon, undertake (dative; accusative or infinitive)
- (intensive) to hold fast, bear firmly, fasten
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “धरति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0519.
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- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit verbs
- Sanskrit class 1 verbs
- Sanskrit ubhayapada verbs
- Sanskrit parasmaipada verbs
- Sanskrit terms belonging to the root धृ
- Sanskrit verbs in Devanagari script