धृ [dhṛ] I. 6 Ā. (Supposed by some to be a passive form of धृ); (ध्रियते, धृत)
To be or exist, live, continue to live, survive; आर्यपुत्र ध्रिये एषा ध्रिये
[U.3;] ध्रियते यावदेकोऽपि रिपु- स्तावत्कुतः सुखम्
[Śi.2.35;15.89;] नष्टा शरीरैः क्रतुभिर्धरन्ते
[Pt.1.] To be maintained or preserved, remain, continue; सुरतश्रमसंभृतो मुखे ध्रियते स्वेदलवोद्गमोऽपि ते
[R.8.51;] [Ku.4.18.] To resolve upon. -II. 1. P., 1 U. (धरति, usually धारयति-ते, धृत, धारित)
To hold, bear, carry; भुजङ्गमपि कोपितं शिरसि पुष्पवद्धारयेत्
[Bh.2.4;] वैणवीं धारयेद्यष्टिं सोदकं च कमण्डलुम्
[Ms.4.36;] [Bk.17.54;] [V.4.36.] To hold or bear up, maintain, support, sustain; अभिनवजलधरसुन्दर धृतमन्दर......
[Gīt.1.2.7;] यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि धरा धारयते समम्
[Ms.9.311;] [Pt.1.126;] प्रातःकुन्दप्रसवशिथिलं जीवितं धारयेथाः
[Me.115;] चिरमात्मना धृताम्
[R.3.35;] [U.3.29.] To hold in one's possession, possess, have, keep; या संस्कृता धार्यते
[Bh.2.19.] To assume, take (as a form, disguise &c.); केशव धृतसूकररूप
[Gīt.1.1.4;] धारयति कोकनदरूपम् 1.4.
To wear, put on, use (clothes, ornaments &c.); श्रितकमलाकुचमण्डल धृत- कुण्डल ए
[Gīt.1.2.1.] To hold in check, curb, restrain, stop, detain; त्वया हि धर्मो विधृतः कृत्स्नं धारयते जगत्
[Mb.1.] 63.5; दधार द्रोणमायान्तं वेलेव सरितां पतिम्
[Mb.7.16.21.] To fix upon, direct towards; (with dat. or loc.) ब्राह्मण्ये धृतमानसः, मनो दध्रे राजसूयाय &c.
To suffer, undergo.
To assign anything to any person, allot, assign.
To owe anything to a person (with dat.; rarely gen. of person, 1 only in this sense); वृक्षसेचने द्वे धारयसि मे
[Ś.1;] तस्मै तस्य वा धनं धारयति &c.
To hold, contain.
To observe, practise.
To cite, quote.
To keep, retain (in one's service).
To preserve, maintain.
To seize, lay hold of.
To hold out or on, endure.
To fix, place, deposit.
To intend in mind; स यद्यदेवासृजत तत्तदत्तुमध्रियत
[Bṛi. Up.1.2.5.] (The senses of this root may be variously modified according to the noun with which it is connected; e. g. मनसा धृ to bear in mind, remember; शिरसा, मूर्ध्नि धृ to bear on the head, respect highly; अन्तरे धृ to pledge, deposit anything as surety; समये धृ to bring to terms or agreement; दण्डं धृ to punish, chastise, use force; जीवितम्, प्राणान्, गात्रम्, शरीरम्, देहम् &c. धृ to continue to live, maintain the soul &c.; preserve the vital spirits; व्रतं धृ to observe a vow; इत्थं व्रतं धारयतः प्रजार्थम्
[R.2.25;] तुलया धृ to hold in a balance, weigh &c.; मनः, मतिम्, चित्तम्, बुद्धिम् धृ to bend the mind to a thing, fix the mind upon, think of, resolve upon; गर्भं धृ to become pregnant, conceive; धारणां धृ to practise concentration or selfcontrol &c.)