धर्तृ

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Etymology

From धृ (dhṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्तृ (dhartṛ́) stemm

  1. bearer, supporter
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.41.5:
      यो ध॒र्ता भुव॑नानां॒ य उ॒स्राणा॑मपी॒च्या॒३॒॑ वेद॒ नामा॑नि॒ गुह्या॑।
      स क॒विः काव्या॑ पु॒रु रू॒पं द्यौरि॑व पुष्यति॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे॥
      dhartā́ bhúvanānāṃ yá usrā́ṇāmapīcyā̀ véda nā́māni gúhyā.
      sá kavíḥ kā́vyā purú rūpáṃ dyaúriva puṣyati nábhantāmanyaké same.
      He who is the sustainer of the worlds, who knows the hidden and secret names of the (solar) rays, he is the sage who cherishes the acts of sages, as the heaven cherishes numerous forms; may all our adversaries perish.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of धर्तृ (dhartṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धर्ता
dhartā́
धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹
dhartā́rau / dhartā́rā¹
धर्तारः
dhartā́raḥ
Vocative धर्तः
dhártaḥ
धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹
dhártārau / dhártārā¹
धर्तारः
dhártāraḥ
Accusative धर्तारम्
dhartā́ram
धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹
dhartā́rau / dhartā́rā¹
धर्तॄन्
dhartṝ́n
Instrumental धर्त्रा
dhartrā́
धर्तृभ्याम्
dhartṛ́bhyām
धर्तृभिः
dhartṛ́bhiḥ
Dative धर्त्रे
dhartré
धर्तृभ्याम्
dhartṛ́bhyām
धर्तृभ्यः
dhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative धर्तुः
dhartúḥ
धर्तृभ्याम्
dhartṛ́bhyām
धर्तृभ्यः
dhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive धर्तुः
dhartúḥ
धर्त्रोः
dhartróḥ
धर्तॄणाम्
dhartṝṇā́m
Locative धर्तरि
dhartári
धर्त्रोः
dhartróḥ
धर्तृषु
dhartṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic