विधृ

{ vidhṛ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

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.]

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वि √ धृ

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विधृ [vidhṛ]   1 [U.]
   To seize, catch, catch or take hold of; अंशुकपल्लवेन विधृतः [Amaru.85.]
   To put on, wear, use; पर्णशालामथ क्षिप्रं विधृतासिः प्रविश्य सः [R.12.4] (v. l.).
   To maintain, bear, support, hold up; शिरसा विधृता नित्यम् [Pt.1.82] (where sense 2 is also intended); विधृतमपरैर्दत्तं चान्यैर्विजित्य तृणं यथा [Bh.3.23.]
   To fix upon, direct towards.
   To separate, divide.
   To arrange, manage.
   To withhold, abstruct, restrain.