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Sanskrit
Etymology
From 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
Verb
धरति • (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
Magadhi Prakrit:
Assamese: ধৰা ( dhora )
Bengali: ধরা ( dhora )
Odia: ଧରିବା ( dharibā )
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀭𑀇 ( dharaï )
Konkani: धर्चे ( dharce )
Old Marathi: 𑘠𑘨𑘜𑘹 ( dharaṇe )
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀭𑀤𑀺 ( dharadi )
References