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Dhriti, ٳṛt: 40 definitions

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Dhriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ٳṛt can be transliterated into English as Dhrti or Dhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Dhrati.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) ٳṛt (धृति)—One of the eleven wives of Rudra, called a ܻṇ�.

2) ٳṛt (धृति):—Son of Vītahavya (son of Śunaka). He had a son named Bahulāśva. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.26)

Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇa

ٳṛt (धृति) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother� (), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Ի󲹰ܰ (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., ٳṛt) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.�

The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.

: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

1) ٳṛt (धृति).—One of the seven sons of Jyotiṣmān, who was a son of Priyavrata, according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 74.

2) ٳṛt (धृति) is another name for Mahatī, one of the seven major rivers in Kuśa屹ī貹, according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 87. Kuśa屹ī貹 is one of the seven islands (屹ī貹), ruled over by Vapuṣmān, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata.

Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

The ղ󲹱ܰṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ٳṛt (धृति).—A daughter of Prajāpati Dakṣa. She was one of the wives of Dharmadeva. Mādrī, the mother of Nakula and Sahadeva, was the rebirth of ٳṛtī. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva, Chapter 67). ٳṛt had given birth to Niyama when she was the wife of Dharmadeva, who had married Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, ٳṛt, Tuṣṭi, Medhā, Puṣṭi, Kriyā, Buddhī, Lajjā, Vapus, Śānti, Siddhi and Kīrti, thirteen of the daughters of Dakṣa. Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa I, Chapter 7).

2) ٳṛt (धृति).—A Viśvadeva god. (Ѳٲ Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 91).

3) ٳṛt (धृति).—The son of Vītahavya, the king of Videha. He was a contemporary of Vyāsa and Vicitravīrya the king of the Kurus. Bahulāśva was the son of this ٳṛt. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ٳṛt (धृति, “fortitude�) is one of the twenty-four daughters of Dakṣa by Prasūti: one of the three daughters of ⲹܱԳ and Śٲū, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.16:—“Dakṣa begot twenty-four daughters. Thirteen daughters Śraddhā etc. were given to Dharma in marriage by Dakṣa. O lordly sage, listen to the names of Dharma’s wives. Their names are [... ٳṛt (fortitude),...]. Thereupon the entire universe consisting of three worlds, mobile and immobile was filled (with progeny). Thus according to their own actions and at the bidding of Śiva innumerable famous Brahmins were born out of the various living beings�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ٳṛt (धृति).—A son of Vītahavya and father of Bahulaśva.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 13. 26; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 22; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 5. 31.

1b) A son of Vijaya and father of Dhṛtavrata.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 12; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 116; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 18. 24-5.

1c) A daughter of Dakṣa; wife of Dharma and mother of a son Niyama;1 one of nine devis serving Soma.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 49, 59; Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 25, 34; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 7. 23, 28.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 55. 43; 90. 25.

1d) A son of Jyotiṣman, after whom came ٳṛtmatvarṣa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 27-9; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 24; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 36.

1e) A SudhāԲ god.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 26. 45; 36. 27.

1f) A son of Sṛṣti (Puṣṭi, Vāyu-purāṇa) and Chāyā.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 98; Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 83-4.

1g) A son of Brahmadhāna.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 98.

1h) A Devī attending on Soma.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 65. 26.

1i) A son of Ārdraka? or Āhuka, said to have had 80 horses; equal to Bhoja of Nāgas in the Eastern region.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 124; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 123-5.

1j) A Sutapa god.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 15.

1k) A son of Sāvarṇa Manu.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 9. 33.

1l) A mother goddess; enshrined at Piṇḍāraka.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 48; 179. 20; 246. 62.

1m) Same as Mahatī; left her consort Nandi for Soma.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 23. 26; 122. 74.

1n) A son of Vṛṣṇi and father of Kapotaromā.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 44. 62.

1o) A son of Vibudha.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 12.

1p) A son of Babhru and father of Kauśika.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 12. 39.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ٳṛt (धृति) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.60.13). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ٳṛt) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vaishnavism

“The word 'ṛt' is also used when one is fully perfect in knowledge. When, due to having obtained the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has no material miseries, he attains mahā-pūrṇa, the highest level of perfection.� (Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya 24.181)

�'ٳṛt is the fullness felt due to the absence of misery and the attainment of knowledge of the Supreme Lord and pure love for Him. The lamentation that accrues from not obtaining a goal or from losing something already attained does not affect this completeness.'� (Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya 24.180)

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śāktism

ٳṛt (धृति, “firmness�):—Name of one of the sixty-four ṛs to be worshipped during Āvaraṇapūjā (“Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses�, or “Durgā’s Retinue�), according to the Durgāpūjātattva. They should be worshipped with either the five ܱ峦 or perfume and flowers.

Her mantra is as follows:

� धृत्यै नम�
o� ṛtyai nama�.

A similar mantra is mentioned by the same text, prefixed with ह्री� (ī�), to be worshipped at the goddess’s right.

Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

ٳṛt (धृति, “fortitude�):—One of the names attributed to Devī, as chanted by the Vedas in their hymns, who were at the time incarnated in their personified forms. See the ٱī-岵ٲ-ܰṇa chapter 5.51-68, called �the narrative of Hayagrīva�.

: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha

ٳṛt (धृति) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Ѳܻ in order to control the plague of demons created by Ի󲹰ܰ.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Ѳܻ who shot arrows at him from his 辱첹. when the arrows pierced the body of Ի󲹰ܰ, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Ѳܻ created ṛk-Śپ [viz., ٳṛt] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.

: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala

ٳṛt (धृति) refers to one of the various ṛk-Śپ created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Ի󲹰첹’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Ի󲹰ܰ attempted to abduct Girājanandinī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Ի󲹰ܰ and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable ṛk-Śپ [viz., ٳṛt]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

ٳṛt (धृति, “fortitude, endurance�):—One of the twenty-four emanations of Lakṣmī accompanying Nārāyaṇa. This particular manifestation couples with his counterpart form called Viṣṇu and together they form the fifth celestial couple. Lakṣmī represents a form of the Goddess (Devī) as the wife of Viṣṇu, while Nārāyaṇa represents the personification of his creative energy, according to the Pāñcarātra literature.

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) ٳṛt (धृति, “steadfastness�) represents an aspect of Manodharma—one of the three types of Righteousness (dharma) described in the twelfth chapter of the ʲṃh: one of the older texts of the Pāñcarātra canon consisting of over 2100 verses in 31 chapters which, being encyclopedic in scope, deals with philosophy, worship routines, mantras, initiation, social behavior, temple-building, etc.—Accordingly, Brahmā asks how a Vaiṣṇava who desires release can please the Lord by thought, word and deed; and how a person wanting worldly rewards should behave (1-2). Parama takes up first manodharma (3-14), praising faith (ś), steadfastness (ṛt), and other virtues which can be cultivated through self-control. [...]

2) ٳṛt (धृति) refers to one of the ten Yama-practices, as discussed in chapter 1 (Yoga岹) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [Բ岹-ṣaṇa]:—Brahmā asks to know about Yogas. Bhagavān replies that there are two kinds of Yoga�karmayoga and ñԲyoga. [...] A devotee may achieve liberation by either method [...] however, in the case of karmayoga it is to be noted that the eight steps are especially defined� Yama involves ten practices: [e.g., ṛt].

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

ٳṛt (धृति) is a Sanskrit technical term, translating to “determination�. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the śܳٲ-ṃh and the 䲹첹-ṃh.

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ٳṛt (धृति):—Controling power of mind.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) ٳṛt (धृति) is the name of an Apsara created for the sake of a type of dramatic perfomance. Acording to the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.46-51, after Brahmā asked Bharata for materials necessary for the Graceful Style (첹śī: a type of performance, or prayoga), Bharata answered “This Style cannot be practised properly by men except with the help of women�. Therefore, Brahmā created with his mind several apsaras (celestial nymphs), such as ٳṛt, who were skillful in embellishing the drama.

2) ٳṛt is also the Sanskrit name of a deity to be worshipped during ṅgū, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to ٳṛt).

3) ٳṛt is also the Sanskrit name of one of the seven Nāṭya� (‘mothers of ṭy�) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.86-87. They should be offered worship during ceremonies such as ‘consecration of the ٳٲṇ�� and ‘pouring ghee into sacrificial fire�.

Accordingly (85-87), “After saying these words for the happiness of the king, the wise man should utter the Benediction for the success of the dramatic production. [The Benediction]: Let mothers such as Sarasvati, ٳṛt, Medhā, Hrī, Śrī, Lakṣmī, and Smṛti protect you and give you success.�

4) ٳṛt (धृति) refers to a class of rhythm-type (chandas) containing eighteen syllables in a (‘foot� or ‘quarter-verse�), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15. There are twenty-six classes of chandas and out of them arise the various syllabic meters (ṛtٲ), composed of four 岹s, defining the pattern of alternating light and heavy syllables.

ٳṛt is the name of a metre belonging to the Vṛtta (syllabic) class of Dhruvā (songs) described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“when the first syllable in its feet of three syllables is short the metre is ṛt�.

5) ٳṛt (धृति, “confirmation�) refers to ‘confirmation� of the outcome of the plot. ٳṛt represents one of the fourteen ԾṇaԻ, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. This element is also known as Kṛti. Nirvahaṇasandhi refers to the �segments (sandhi) of the concluding part (Ծṇa)� and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itiṛtٲ or vastu) of a dramatic composition (ṭa첹).

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

ٳṛt (धृति, “contentment�) is caused by determinants () such as heroism, spiritual knowledge, learning, wealth, purity, good conduct, devotion to one’s superiors, getting excessive amount of money, enjoying sports, and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by consequents (Գܲ屹) such as enjoyment of objects gained, and not grumbling over objects unattained, the past, [objects] partially enjoyed and lost and the like.

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

ٳṛt (धृति, “firmness�) refers to one of the various “transitory feelings of mind� (ñ屹) in Indian Dramas, according to the Sāhityadarpaṇa.—The state of ܳٲ is the ٳī屹 of ī. It increases energy and excitement to mind and projects the heroic sentiment through the ñ屹s i.e., transitory feelings of mind like, e.g., ṛt (firmness).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dhriti in Kavya glossary
: Wisdom Library: Kathā

ٳṛt (धृति) is the name of a big forest in Jambū屹ī貹 mentioned by Soḍḍhala in his Udayasundarīkathā. Jambū屹ī貹 is one of the seven continents (屹ī貹) of Bhūrloka (earth). The soldiers were asked to seek Udayasundarī in these forests.

The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit work in the ū style, narrating the story of the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana, king of Pratiṣṭhāna. Soḍḍhala is a descendant of Kalāditya (Śilāditya’s brother) whom he praises as an incarnation of a ṇa (an attendant of Śiva).

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

ٳṛt (धृति) is one of the twenty-six varieties of Sanskrit metres (chandas) mentioned in the Chandaśśāstra 1.15-19. There are 26 Vedic metres starting with 1 to 26 letters in each . It is a common belief that the classical metres are developed from these 26 metres. Generally a metre has a specific name according to it’s number of syllables (ṣa). But sometimes the same stanza is called by the name of another metre from the point of view of the 岹s.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

ٳṛt (धृति) represents the number 18 (eighteen) in the “word-numeral system� (ūٲṃk), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 18�ṛt] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

ٳṛt (धृति) refers to “firmness�, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.46-48ab]—“Lifespan, strength, victory, loveliness, firmness (ṛt), wisdom, a beautiful form, and good fortune, the highest kingdom for kings, all of these arise. Tormented by pain, [the ritual beneficiary] will be without pain; someone marked by disease will be without disease; a barren woman [will] obtain a son; a girl [will] attract a husband. [The beneficiary] will surely attain whatever pleasures he wants�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

ٳṛt (धृति).—The name of a Goddess residing over the padmahrada (big lotus-island) which lies in the center of a lake named Tigiñcha. This lake is situated on top of the mountain range (ṣa󲹰貹ٲ) named Niṣadha, one of the six mountain ranges in Jambū屹ī貹. Jambū屹ī貹 lies at the centre of madhyaloka (‘middle world�) and is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

ٳṛt (धृति, “patience�) is the name of a deity residing in the lotus (ṣk) in the middle of the Tigiñcha lake, which lies on top of the Niṣadha mountain. This mountain is situated in Jambū屹ī貹: the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.10.

Jambū屹ī貹 (where ٳṛt resides) is in the centre of all continents and oceans; all continents and oceans are concentric circles with Jambū屹ī貹 in the centre. Like the navel is in the centre of the body, Jambū屹ī貹 is in the centre of all continents and oceans. Sumeru Mount is in the centre of Jambū屹ī貹. It is also called Mount Sudarśana.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ٳṛt.�(LP), consolation or encouragement. (IE 7-1-2), ‘eighteen�. Note: ṛt is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛt (धृति).—f S Steadiness, firmness, fortitude. 2 Holding, having, keeping. 3 The eighth of the twenty-seven Yog.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṛt (धृति).�f Steadiness, fortitude. Holding.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति).�f. [�-پ]

1) Taking, holding, seizing.

2) Having, possessing.

3) Maintaining, supporting.

4) Firmness; steadiness, constancy.

5) Fortitude, energy, resolution, courage, self-command. भज धृति� त्यज भीतिमहेतुकाम� (bhaja ṛt� tyaja bhītimahetukām) N.4.15; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 16.3; ܲīⲹ 6.11; R.8.66.

6) Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, happiness, delight, joy; धृतेश्� धीरः सदृशीर्व्यधत्� सः (ṛteśca dhīra� sadṛśīrvyadhatta sa�) R.3.1;16.82; � चक्षुर्बध्नाति धृतिम् (na cakṣurbadhnāti ṛtm) V.2.8; Śiśupālavadha 7.1,14.

7) Satisfaction considered as one of the 33 subordinate feelings (in Rhetoric); ज्ञानाभीष्टागमाद्यैस्त� संपूर्णस्पृहता धृति� � सौहित्यवचनोल्लास- सहासप्रतिभादिकृत� (jñānābhīṣṭāgamādyaistu saṃpūrṇaspṛhatā ṛt� | sauhityavacanollāsa- sahāsapratibhādikṛt) S. D.198,168; cf. ܲīⲹ 1.36; R.3.1; Manusmṛti 1.116.

8) A sacrifice.

9) Name of metre; Nm.

1) consideration, care for; अनादृतस्यामरसायकेष्वपि स्थिता कथ� शैलजनाशुगे धृति� (anādṛtasyāmarasāyakeṣvapi sthitā katha� śailajanāśuge ṛt�) ܲīⲹ 14.1.

11) Name of the numeral 18.

12) Name of one of the 16 kalās of the moon.

Derivable forms: ṛt� (धृति�).

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ٳṛt (धृति).—[ṛt� k�]

1) 1 To keep ground, to stand still; इतश्चेतश्च धावन्त� नै� चक्रुर्धृतिं रण� (itaścetaśca dhāvanto naiva cakrurṛt� raṇe) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 7.114.11.

2) To find pleasure or satisfaction.

Derivable forms: ṛtm (धृतिम्).

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ٳṛt (धृति).�

1) To show firmness; मानं धत्स्व धृति� बधान ऋजुतां दूरे कुरु प्रेयस� (Բ� dhatsva ṛt� badhāna ṛjutā� dūre kuru preyasi) Amar.7.

2) To fix the mind on; यद्ध्यायति यत्कुरुत� धृति� बध्नात� यत्र � (yaddhyāyati yatkurute ṛt� badhnāti yatra ca) Manusmṛti 5.47.

Derivable forms: ṛtm (धृतिम्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति).—m.

(-پ�) Sacrifice, offering, religious rite or ceremony. f.

(-پ�) 1. Holding, having. 2. Steadiness, firmness. 3. One of the astrological Yogas. see yoga. 4. Pleasure. 5. Satisfaction, content. 6. Happiness. 7. A metre; a stanza of four lines of eighteen syllables each. 8. The thirteenth Matrika E. to have &c. affix ktin.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति).—[� + ti], I. f. 1. Holding, Ѳٲ 7, 4540 (ṛt� k�, To keep ground). 2. Steadiness, [Nala] 6, 10. 3. Content, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 10, 116. 4. Satisfaction, [ܲīⲹ] 5, 35. 5. personified, Ѳٲ 1, 2794. Ii. m. 1. The name of a deity, Ѳٲ 13, 4355. 2. A proper name.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति).—[feminine] holding fast, firmness, solidity, constancy, resolution; satisfaction, contentment.

ṛt� k� hold fast or be satisfied; bandh set the mind on ([locative]).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٳṛt (धृति):—[from ] f. holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. ṣaṇ�-, vi-), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] satisfaction, content, joy, [Ѳٲ; Kāvya literature] etc. (پ�-√k�, to keep ground or stand still, [Ѳٲ vii, 4540]; to find pleasure or satisfaction, [Ratnāvalī iv, 4/5]; پ-√bԻ, to show firmness, [Amaru-śataka 67]; to fix the mind on [Manu-smṛti v, 47])

3) [v.s. ...] Resolution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma ([Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]) or as a Śakti ([Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] etc.)

4) [v.s. ...] Name of [particular] evening oblations at the Aśvamedha, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] any offering or sacrifice, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) [v.s. ...] of sub voce kinds of metre and of a class of metres consisting of 4 x 18 syllables, [Colebrooke]

7) [v.s. ...] of the numeral 18 [Varāha-mihira; Gaṇitādhyāya]

8) [v.s. ...] of one of the [astrology] [Yoga-sūtra; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] of a mythical garden, [Golādhyāya]

10) [v.s. ...] of one of the 16 Kalās of the moon, [Purāṇa]

11) [v.s. ...] of a goddess (daughter of a Kalā of Prakṛti and wife of Kapila), [ib.]

12) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Rudra-Manu, [ib.]

13) [v.s. ...] of the 13th of the 16 Mātṛkās, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) [v.s. ...] m. wish ṣaٰⲹ = ṣaٰ-, [Lāṭyāyana]

15) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the Viśve Devās, [Ѳٲ]

16) [v.s. ...] of a preceptor, [Catalogue(s)]

17) [v.s. ...] of the son of Vijaya and father of Dhṛta-vrata, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

18) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vīta-havya and father of Bahulāśva, [Purāṇa]

19) [v.s. ...] of a son of Babhru, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) [v.s. ...] of a Varṣa in Kuśa-屹ī貹, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٳṛt (धृति):�(پ�) 2. m. Sacrifice. f. A holding; firmness; pleasure, content.

2) ٳṛtī (धृती):�(ī) 3. f. Durgā.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٳṛt (धृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dihi, Dhii.

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति) [Also spelled dhrati]:�(nf) fortitude, steadiness; ~[Բ] steady, fortitudinous.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳṛt (ಧೃತಿ):�

1) [noun] a holding or seizing (with or as with a hand).

2) [noun] a wearing or putting on (clothes ornaments, etc.).

3) [noun] a getting, receiving, having or possessing (of something).

4) [noun] courage; courageous endurance; braveness.

5) [noun] the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation or the like; patience.

6) [noun] resoluteness of the mind; firmness.

7) [noun] joy; delight; pleasure.

8) [noun] the seventh of the sixteen digits or stages of the moon (from new moon day to full moon day).

9) [noun] a kind of plant.

10) [noun] name of a particular vein.

11) [noun] name of a god (one of the Viśavadēvas, a class of deities).

12) [noun] one of the sixteen modes of the mind.

13) [noun] (pros.) a kind of meter (having four lines of eighteen syllables each).

14) [noun] (astrol.) a particular combination of astrological planets.

15) [noun] (rhet.) the feeling of satisfaction, one of the thirty three minor sentiments.

16) [noun] (yoga.) a concentrating of the mind on a single object.

17) [noun] (Jain.) a ritual of pouring the juice made of ficus fruits on the belly of a pregnant woman, during the second month of her pregnancy.

18) [noun] (phil.) one of the proofs put forward to establish the existence of the God, that the universe exists in its place as some power is holding it and that power is God.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ٳṛt (धृति):—n. 1. holding; seizing; keeping; supporting; 2. stability; motionlessness; resolution; steadfastness; 3. pleasure; happiness; contentment; 4. one of the yogas;

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