of a preceptor
of a preceptor, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=101901]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
धृतिdhṛti
धृति (dhṛti) is a Sanskrit word meaning holding, firmness, resolution, or will, satisfaction, content, joy, particular evening oblations at the Ashvamedha, any offering or sacrifice, the numeral 18, one of the astrological yogas. Its 47 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Human/Ancestral Males named Dhṛti, General Abstract Qualities, Other Goddesses/Divine Females.
- Roots
- बन्ध् (bandh), कृ (kṛ)
- Etymology
- E. धृ to have, &c. affix क्तिन्
- Definitions
- 47
Meanings by context
Human/Ancestral Males named Dhṛti
14 definitions
the son of Vijaya and father of Dhrita-vrata
of the son of Vijaya and father of Dhṛta-vrata, Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=101902]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the son of Vitahavya and father of Bahulashva
of a son of Vīta-havya and father of Bahulāśva, Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=101903]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Babhru
of a son of Babhru, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=101904]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Vitahavya
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 2-179]
Dhṛti (I) — a son of Vītahavya and father of Bahu- laśva. Bhā. IX. 13. 26; Br. III. 64. 23; Vā. 89. 22; Vi. IV. 5. 31. [ID=6717]
Dhṛti (I) — a son of Vītahavya and father of Bahu- laśva. Bhā. IX. 13. 26; Br. III. 64. 23; Vā. 89. 22; Vi. IV. 5. 31. [ID=6717]
— The Purana Index
a son of Vijaya and father of Dhritavrata
[Printed book page 2-180]
Dhṛti (II) — a son of Vijaya and father of Dhṛtavrata. Bhā. IX. 23. 12; Vā. 99. 116; Vi. IV. 18. 24-5. [ID=6718]
Dhṛti (II) — a son of Vijaya and father of Dhṛtavrata. Bhā. IX. 23. 12; Vā. 99. 116; Vi. IV. 18. 24-5. [ID=6718]
— The Purana Index
a son of Jyotishman
Dhṛti (IV) — a son of Jyotiṣman, after whom came Dhṛtimatvarṣa. Br. II. 14. 27-9; Vā. 33. 24; Vi. II. 4. 36. [ID=6720]
— The Purana Index
a son of Srishti and Chhaya
Dhṛti (VI) — a son of Sṛṣti (Puṣṭi-Vā. P.) and Chāyā. Br. II. 36. 98; Vā. 62. 83-4. [ID=6722]
— The Purana Index
a son of Brahmadhana
Dhṛti (VII) — a son of Brahmadhāna. Br. III. 7. 98. [ID=6723]
— The Purana Index
A son of Ardraka or Ahuka.
Dhṛti (IX) — a son of Ārdraka? or Āhuka, said to have had 80 horses; equal to Bhoja of Nāgas in the Eastern region. Br. III. 71. 124; Vā. 96. 123-5. [ID=6725]
— The Purana Index
a son of Savarna Manu
Dhṛti (XI) — a son of Sāvarṇa Manu. M. 9. 33. [ID=6727]
— The Purana Index
a son of Vrishni and father of Kapotaroma
Dhṛti (XIV) — a son of Vṛṣṇi and father of Kapota- romā. M. 44. 62. [ID=6730]
— The Purana Index
a son of Vibudha
Dhṛti (XV) — a son of Vibudha. Vā. 89. 12. [ID=6731]
— The Purana Index
a son of Babhru and father of Kaushika
Dhṛti (XVI) — a son of Babhru and father of Kauśika. Vi. IV. 12. 39. [ID=6732]
— The Purana Index
General Abstract Qualities
8 definitions
1. Holding fast or standing still. 2. Firmness, steadiness, fortitude, constancy, or resoluteness. 3. Satisfaction or contentment.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 134-2]
धृति (dhṛti) dhṛ́-ti, f. holding fast; standing still;
firmness, steadiness; fortitude; constancy;
resoluteness; satisfaction, contentment: -ṃ
kṛ, find satisfaction; stand oneʼs ground;
-ṃ bandh, direct oneʼs will towards (lc.). [ID=10124]
धृति (dhṛti) dhṛ́-ti, f. holding fast; standing still;
firmness, steadiness; fortitude; constancy;
resoluteness; satisfaction, contentment: -ṃ
kṛ, find satisfaction; stand oneʼs ground;
-ṃ bandh, direct oneʼs will towards (lc.). [ID=10124]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Sacrifice or religious rite. 2. Holding or having. 3. Steadiness or firmness. 4. An astrological Yoga. 5. Pleasure. 6. Satisfaction or content. 7. Happiness. 8. A poetic metre. 9. The thirteenth Matrika.
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 447]
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti) m. (-तिः (-tiḥ)) Sacrifice, offering, religious rite or ceremony. f. (-तिः (-tiḥ))
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti) m. (-तिः (-tiḥ)) Sacrifice, offering, religious rite or ceremony. f. (-तिः (-tiḥ))
1 Holding, having.
2 Steadiness, firmness.
3 One of the astrological Yogas: see योग (yoga).
4 Pleasure.
5 Satisfaction, content.
6 Happiness.
7 A metre; a stanza of four lines of eighteen syllables each.
8 The thirteenth Mātṛkā.
E. धृ (dhṛ) to have, &c. affix क्तिन् (ktin).
[ID=20772]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Sacrifice. 2. Holding, firmness, pleasure, or content.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 399-a]
धृति (dhṛti) (तिः) ((tiḥ)) 2. m. Sacrifice. f. A holding; firmness; pleasure, content. [ID=20266]
धृति (dhṛti) (तिः) ((tiḥ)) 2. m. Sacrifice. f. A holding; firmness; pleasure, content. [ID=20266]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Holding, seizing, or possessing. 2. Firmness or steadiness. 3. Fortitude or resolution. 4. Satisfaction or contentment. 5. Pleasure or joy.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 362-18]
धृति (dhṛti) f. 1. Holding, seizing, possessing; 2. firmness, steadiness; 3. fortitude, resolution; 4. satisfaction, contentment; 5. satisfaction considered as one of the 33 subordinate feelings (in rhetoric); (it is thus defined- ज्ञानाभीष्टागमाद्यैस्तु संपुर्णस्पृहता धृति (dhṛti)ः (jñānābhīṣṭāgamādyaistu saṃpurṇaspṛhatā dhṛtiḥ)); 6. pleasure, joy, चक्षुर्बध्नाति धृति (dhṛti)म् (cakṣurbadhnāti dhṛtim) Vikr. ii., R. iii.10. [ID=18559]
धृति (dhṛti) f. 1. Holding, seizing, possessing; 2. firmness, steadiness; 3. fortitude, resolution; 4. satisfaction, contentment; 5. satisfaction considered as one of the 33 subordinate feelings (in rhetoric); (it is thus defined- ज्ञानाभीष्टागमाद्यैस्तु संपुर्णस्पृहता धृति (dhṛti)ः (jñānābhīṣṭāgamādyaistu saṃpurṇaspṛhatā dhṛtiḥ)); 6. pleasure, joy, चक्षुर्बध्नाति धृति (dhṛti)म् (cakṣurbadhnāti dhṛtim) Vikr. ii., R. iii.10. [ID=18559]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Sacrifice, offering, or religious rite.
2. Holding or having.
3. Steadiness or firmness.
4. An astrological Yoga.
5. Pleasure.
6. Satisfaction or content.
7. Happiness.
8. A metre with four lines of eighteen syllables each.
9. The thirteenth Matrika.
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 372-b]
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti)
धृ (dhṛ)ति (dhṛti)
m. (-तिः (-tiḥ)) Sacrifice, offering, religious rite or ceremony.
f. (-तिः (-tiḥ))
1. Holding, having.
2. Steadiness, firmness.
3. One of the astrological Yogas. see योग (yoga).
4. Pleasure.
5. Satisfaction, content.
6. Happiness.
7. A metre; a stanza of four lines of eighteen syllables each.
8. The thirteenth Mātrikā
E. धृ (dhṛ) to have &c. affix क्तिन् (ktin).
[ID=20758]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Holding. 2. Steadiness. 3. Contentment and satisfaction. 4. A deity or proper name.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 0447-a]
धृति (dhṛti) dhṛ + ti, I. f. 1. Holding, MBh.
धृति (dhṛti) dhṛ + ti, I. f. 1. Holding, MBh.
7, 4540 (dhṛtiṃ kṛ, To keep ground).
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2. Steadiness, Nal. 6, 10. 3. Content,
Man. 10, 116. 4. Satisfaction, Kir. 5,
35. 5. personified, MBh. 1, 2794. II.
m. 1. The name of a deity, MBh. 13,
4355. 2. A proper name. — Comp. A-,
f. 1. uneasiness. 2. discontent, Man.
12, 33. Kṣmā-, m. a king and a moun-
tain, Rājat. 5, 476. Śata-, m. 1.
Indra. 2. Brahman.
[ID=7082]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Firmness, constancy, or resolution. 2. Satisfaction or contentment.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 256]
धृति (dhṛti) f. holding fast, firmness, solidity, constancy, resolution; satisfaction, contentment. — धृति (dhṛti)ं कृ (dhṛtiṃ kṛ) hold fast or be satisfied; °बन्ध् (°bandh) set the mind on (loc.). [ID=15536]
धृति (dhṛti) f. holding fast, firmness, solidity, constancy, resolution; satisfaction, contentment. — धृति (dhṛti)ं कृ (dhṛtiṃ kṛ) hold fast or be satisfied; °बन्ध् (°bandh) set the mind on (loc.). [ID=15536]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Holding, possessing, or supporting. 2. Firmness, constancy, fortitude, or resolution. 3. Satisfaction, happiness, or contentment. 4. A Vedic metre of seventy-two syllables or any metre consisting of four times eighteen syllables.
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 0459-b]
Dhṛti, is, f. holding, holding fast, laying hold of, seizing, having, possessing; supporting, maintaining; firmness (e. g. dhṛtiṃ kṛ, to show firmness, stand firm); constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, fortitude, energy, resolution; strong will, self-command; will, command (Ved.); satisfaction, happiness, pleasure, contentment; N. of certain evening oblations offered at the Aśva-medha; a sacrifice, offering; N. of a Vedic metre of seventy-two syllables; (in the later language) any metre consisting of 4×18 syllables; a metre composed of the Upendra-vajrā and Indra- vajrā; N. of one of the astrological Yogas; Reso- lution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma, (regarded as one of the Vasu-patnīs or as a form of Dākṣāyaṇī in Piṇḍā- raka); N. of one of the sixteen Kalās of the Moon; N. of a goddess, daughter of a Kalās of Prakṛti and wife of Kapila; N. of the wife of Rudra-manu; N. of the thirteenth of the sixteen Mātṛkās; (is), m., N. of one of the Viśve-Devās; of a preceptor, Dhṛti Aindrota; of a son of Vi-jaya and father of Dhṛta-vrata; of a son of Vīta-havya and father of Bahulāśva; of a son of Babhru; [cf. a-dh° and kṣmā-dh°.] —Dhṛti-paripūrṇa, as, m., N. of a Bodhi-sattva. —Dhṛti-mat, ān, atī, at, steadfast, firm, steady, calm, determined, resolute; satisfied, content; (ān), m., N. of a form of Agni; of a son of Manu Raivata; of Manu Sāvarṇa; of one of the Saptarṣis in the thirteenth Manv-antara; of a son of Kīrtti-mat, son of Aṅgiras; of a son of Yavīnara; of a Brāhman; (atī), f., N. of a river, also read dhṛta-vatī; (at), n., N. of a Varṣa in Kuśa- dvīpa. —Dhṛtimat-tā, f. steadfastness, steadiness, calmness, &c. —Dhṛti-maya, as, ī, am, consisting of steadfastness or constancy; consisting of content- ment. —Dhṛti-muṣ, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, ‘fortitude-stealing,’ who or what robs one of one's steadfastness, dis- composing, agitating. —Dhṛti-siṃha, as, m., N. of a man said to have assisted Puruṣottama in com- posing the Hārāvalī; (also read dhṛta-siṃha.) [ID=23533]
Dhṛti, is, f. holding, holding fast, laying hold of, seizing, having, possessing; supporting, maintaining; firmness (e. g. dhṛtiṃ kṛ, to show firmness, stand firm); constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, fortitude, energy, resolution; strong will, self-command; will, command (Ved.); satisfaction, happiness, pleasure, contentment; N. of certain evening oblations offered at the Aśva-medha; a sacrifice, offering; N. of a Vedic metre of seventy-two syllables; (in the later language) any metre consisting of 4×18 syllables; a metre composed of the Upendra-vajrā and Indra- vajrā; N. of one of the astrological Yogas; Reso- lution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma, (regarded as one of the Vasu-patnīs or as a form of Dākṣāyaṇī in Piṇḍā- raka); N. of one of the sixteen Kalās of the Moon; N. of a goddess, daughter of a Kalās of Prakṛti and wife of Kapila; N. of the wife of Rudra-manu; N. of the thirteenth of the sixteen Mātṛkās; (is), m., N. of one of the Viśve-Devās; of a preceptor, Dhṛti Aindrota; of a son of Vi-jaya and father of Dhṛta-vrata; of a son of Vīta-havya and father of Bahulāśva; of a son of Babhru; [cf. a-dh° and kṣmā-dh°.] —Dhṛti-paripūrṇa, as, m., N. of a Bodhi-sattva. —Dhṛti-mat, ān, atī, at, steadfast, firm, steady, calm, determined, resolute; satisfied, content; (ān), m., N. of a form of Agni; of a son of Manu Raivata; of Manu Sāvarṇa; of one of the Saptarṣis in the thirteenth Manv-antara; of a son of Kīrtti-mat, son of Aṅgiras; of a son of Yavīnara; of a Brāhman; (atī), f., N. of a river, also read dhṛta-vatī; (at), n., N. of a Varṣa in Kuśa- dvīpa. —Dhṛtimat-tā, f. steadfastness, steadiness, calmness, &c. —Dhṛti-maya, as, ī, am, consisting of steadfastness or constancy; consisting of content- ment. —Dhṛti-muṣ, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, ‘fortitude-stealing,’ who or what robs one of one's steadfastness, dis- composing, agitating. —Dhṛti-siṃha, as, m., N. of a man said to have assisted Puruṣottama in com- posing the Hārāvalī; (also read dhṛta-siṃha.) [ID=23533]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Other Goddesses/Divine Females
7 definitions
one of the sixteen digits or phases of the moon
of one of the 16 Kalās of the moon, Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=101895]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a goddess, daughter of a Kala of Prakriti and wife of Kapila
of a goddess (daughter of a Kalā of Prakṛti and wife of Kapila), in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=101896]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of the wife of Rudra-Manu
of the wife of Rudra-Manu, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=101897]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the thirteenth of the sixteen Matrikas
of the 13th of the 16 Mātṛkās, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=101898]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a Devi attending on Soma
Dhṛti (VIII) — a Devī attending on Soma. Br. III. 65. 26. [ID=6724]
— The Purana Index
a mother goddess
[Printed book page 2-181]
Dhṛti (XII) — a mother goddess; enshrined at Piṇḍā- raka. M. 13. 48; 179. 20; 246. 62. [ID=6728]
Dhṛti (XII) — a mother goddess; enshrined at Piṇḍā- raka. M. 13. 48; 179. 20; 246. 62. [ID=6728]
— The Purana Index
same as Mahati
Dhṛti (XIII) — same as Mahatī; left her consort Nandi for Soma. M. 23. 26; 122. 74. [ID=6729]
— The Purana Index
Male Deities/Gods named Dhṛti
5 definitions
Name of one of the Vishve Devas
N. of one of the Viśve Devās, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=101900]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an epithet of Shiva
Dhṛti2 = Śiva (1000 names1). [ID=3540]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a Vishvadeva
Dhṛti3, a Viśvadeva. § 749 (Ānuśās.): XIII, 91γ, 4355
(enumeration).
[ID=3541]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a Sudhamana god
Dhṛti (V) — a Sudhāmāna god. Br. II. 26. 45; 36. 27. [ID=6721]
— The Purana Index
a Sutapa god
Dhṛti (X) — a Sutapa god. Br. IV. 1. 15; Vā. 100. 15. [ID=6726]
— The Purana Index
Goddess Dhṛti (Daughter of Dakṣa)
3 definitions
Resolution or satisfaction personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma or as a Shakti
Resolution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma (Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) ) or as a Śakti (Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) &c.) [ID=101888]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
resolution
धृति (dhṛti) [Printed book page 253-1]
Dhṛti1 (“resolution,” personif.). § 115 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66,
Dhṛti1 (“resolution,” personif.). § 115 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66,
2578 (daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma).—§ 132 (do.):
I, 67, 2794 (Siddhi and Dhṛti became incarnate as Kuntī
and Mādrī).—§ 330 (Indradarśana): III, 37, 1488 (only
B., C. has Dyuti).—§ 565 (Gālavac.): V, 117, 3974 (reme
…yathā…Dhṛtyāṃ Dharmaś ca, wife of Dharma).—
§ 595 (Sṛñjaya): VII, 55α, 2143 (Parvata asks if the
daughter of Sṛñjaya is Dh°, etc.).—§ 606 (Tripurākhyāna):
VIII, 34, 1484 (was transformed into a skin to cover the
chariot of Śiva).—§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 46κ, 2682.
[ID=3539]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
1. A daughter of Daksha, wife of Dharma, and mother of Niyama. 2. One of nine goddesses serving Soma.
Dhṛti (III) — a daughter of Dakṣa; wife of Dharma and mother of a son Niyama;1 one of nine devis serving Soma.2
[Footnote: 1) Br. II. 9. 49, 59; Vā. 10. 25, 34; Vi. I. 7. 23, 28.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 55. 43; 90. 25.]
[ID=6719]
[Footnote: 1) Br. II. 9. 49, 59; Vā. 10. 25, 34; Vi. I. 7. 23, 28.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 55. 43; 90. 25.]
[ID=6719]
— The Purana Index
Geographical/Mythical Place
2 definitions
of a mythical garden
of a mythical garden, Golādhyāya (subtitle) [ID=101894]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a Varsha in Kusha-dvipa
of a Varṣa in Kuśa-dvīpa, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=101905]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Sacrifice or Offering
2 definitions
particular evening oblations at the Ashvamedha
N. of partic. evening oblations at the Aśvamedha, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ID=101889]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
any offering or sacrifice
any offering or sacrifice, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=101890]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Astrological Yoga
1 definition
one of the astrological yogas
of one of the astrol. Yoga-sūtra (Title) ; Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=101893]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Firmness, Resolution, Holding
1 definition
holding, firmness, resolution, or will
(H2) [Printed book page 519,2]
धृति (dhṛti) f. holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. चर्षणी- (carṣaṇī-), वि- (vi-)), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ID=101886]
धृति (dhṛti) f. holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. चर्षणी- (carṣaṇī-), वि- (vi-)), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ID=101886]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Poetic Metre
1 definition
a class of metres consisting of four times eighteen syllables
of sev. kinds of metre and of a class of metres consisting of 4 × 18 syllables, Colebrooke (Author) [ID=101891]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Satisfaction, Contentment, Joy
1 definition
Satisfaction, content, joy
[Printed book page 519,3]
satisfaction, content, joy, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. (°तिं-√कृ (°tiṃ-√kṛ), to keep ground or stand still, Mahābhārata (Title) vii, 4540; to find pleasure or satisfaction, Ratnāvalī (Title) iv, 4/5 ; °तिम्-√बन्ध् (°tim-√bandh), to show firmness, Amaru-śataka (Title) 67 ; to fix the mind on Manu-smṛti (Title) v, 47 ) [ID=101887]
satisfaction, content, joy, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. (°तिं-√कृ (°tiṃ-√kṛ), to keep ground or stand still, Mahābhārata (Title) vii, 4540; to find pleasure or satisfaction, Ratnāvalī (Title) iv, 4/5 ; °तिम्-√बन्ध् (°tim-√bandh), to show firmness, Amaru-śataka (Title) 67 ; to fix the mind on Manu-smṛti (Title) v, 47 ) [ID=101887]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Textual Combination
1 definition
holding the ruling power
धृति (dhṛti) m. with क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) = क्षत्र-ध् (kṣatra-dh)° (°), Lāṭyāyana (Author) [ID=101899]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The Numeral 18
1 definition
the numeral 18
of the numeral 18 Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) ; Gaṇitādhyāya (subtitle) [ID=101892]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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