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Entry धातृ

धातृdhātṛm.A maker, creator, originator, author.
[धा-तृच्]
1. A maker, creator, originator, author.
2. A bearer, preserver, supporter.
3. An epithet of Brahmā, the creator of the world; मन्ये दुर्जनचित्तवृत्तिहरणे धातापि भग्नोद्यमः H.2.124; R.13.6; Si.1.13; Ku.7.44; Ki.12.33; सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्व- मकल्पयत् । Mahānārāyṇa Up.
4. An epithet of Viṣṇu; Mb.12.15.18.
5. The soul.
6. Name for the seven sages (सप्तर्षि) being the first creation of Brahmā Compare पुरातनाः पुराविद्भिर्धातार इति कीर्तिताः Ku.6.9.
7. A married woman's paramour, adulterer.
8. One of the forty-nine winds.
9. An arranger.
10. One who nourishes.
11. A star among ध्रुवमत्स्य; Bhāg.5.23.5.
12. Fate, destiny; धाता यथा मां विदधीत लोके ध्रुवं तथाऽहं भवितेति मत्वा Mb.1.89.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पुत्रः an epithet of Sanatkumāra.
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