धराशायी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• धराशाई (dharāśāī), धराशाही (dharāśāhī) — nonstandard

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from धरा (dharā, “the earth”) +‎ शायी (śāyī, “sleeping, lying down”, from Sanskrit शायिन् (śāyin)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.ɾɑː.ʃɑː.jiː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ɾäː.ʃäː.jiː], /d̪ʱə.ɾɑː.ʃɑː.iː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ɾäː.ʃäː.iː]

Adjective

धराशायी • (dharāśāyī) (feminine धराशायिनी)

1. lying, sleeping or resting on the earth
2. fallen to the ground
3. fallen (killed in battle)
4. razed to the ground, laid low

Synonyms

• भूतलशायी (bhūtalśāyī)

Derived terms

• धराशायी करना (dharāśāyī karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धराशायी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धराशायी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha