वि-√ धृ P. Ā. -धरति,
°ते (only
pf. -दधार), to hold, bear, carry,
[BhP.] :
Caus. -धारयति (rarely
°ते;
Ved. inf. -धर्त॑रि),
to keep asunder or apart, separate, divide, distribute,
[RV.] ;
[ŚBr.] ;
[Kauś.] ;
to arrange, manage, contrive,
[MBh.] ;
to keep off, withhold from (
abl. ),
[TĀr.] ;
[Hariv.] ;
[R.] ;
to lay hold of, seize, hold fast,
[Hariv.] ;
to check, restrain,
[Suśr.] ;
to support, maintain,
[PraśnUp.] ;
(with
वपूंषि) to possess or have bodies,
[MBh.] ;
(with
मनस्) to keep the mind fixed upon (
loc. ),
[BhP.] ;
to preserve, take care of
[BhP.] :
Intens. (only
impf. व्य्-अ॑दर्धर्) to divide, separate,
[RV.]