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Entry धारा

  1. धाराdhārā1 A stream or current of water, a line of descending fluid, stream, current; धारा नैव पतन्ति चातक- मुखे मेघस्य…
    1. 1 A stream or current of water, a line of descending fluid, stream, current; धारा नैव पतन्ति चातक- मुखे मेघस्य किं दूषणम् Bh.2.93; Me.55; R.16.66; आबद्ध- धारमश्रु प्रावर्तत Dk.74.
    2. A shower, a hard or sharpdriving shower.
    3. A continuous line or series; प्रणतौ हन्त निरन्तराश्रुधाराः Bv.2.2.
    4. A leak or hole in a pitcher.
    5. The pace of a horse; धाराः प्रसाधयितुमव्यतिकीर्ण- रूपाः Śi.5.6; Name1.72.
    6. The margin, edge or border of anything; ध्रुवं स नीलोत्पलपत्रधारया शमीलतां छेत्तुमृषिर्व्यव- स्यति Ś.1.18.
    7. The sharp edge of a sword, axe, or of any cutting instrument; तर्जितः परशुधारया मम R.11.78; 6.42;1.86,41; Bh.2.28.
    8. The edge of mountain or precipice.
    9. A wheel or the periphery of a wheel; धारानिबद्धेव कलङ्करेखा R.13.15.
    10. A garden-wall, fence, hedge.
    11. The van or front line of an army.
    12. The highest point, excellence.
    13. A multitude.
    14. Fame.
    15. Night.
    16. Turmeric.
    17. Likeness.
    18. The tip of the ear.
    19. Speech.
    20. Rumour, report.
    21. Name of an ancient town in Mālvā, capital of king Bhoja.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अग्रम्

      1. the broad-edged head of an arrow. अङ्कुरः a drop of rain.
      2. hail; धाराङ्कुरवर्षिणो जलदाः Bṛi.S.32.21.
      3. advancing before the line of an army (to defy the enemy).

    • -अङ्गः a sword.

    • -धरः

      1. holder of streams, a cloud; धातः किं नु विधौ विधातुमुचितो धाराधराडम्बरः Bv.1.4.
      2. a sword.

    • -अटः

      1. the Chātaka bird.
      2. a horse.
      3. a cloud.
      4. a furious elephant, one in rut.

    • -अधिरूढ Adjective raised to the highest pitch; किं वा धाराधिरूढं हि जाड्यं वेदजडे जने Ks.6.62.

    • -अवनिः Feminine wind.

    • -अश्रु Neuter a flood of tears; Amaru.1.

    • -आवर्तः a whirlpool.

    • -आसरः a heavy down-fall of rain, a hard or sharp driving shower; धारासारैर्महति वृष्टिर्बभूव H.3; V.4.1.

    • -ईश्वरः king Bhoja.

    • -उष्ण Adjective warm from a cow (as milk); धारोष्णं त्वमृतं पयो भ्रमहरं निद्राकरं कान्तिदम् । वृष्यं बृंहणमग्निवर्धन- मतिस्वादु त्रिदोषापहम् ॥ Rājanighaṇṭu.

    • -गिरिः The fort of Devagiri or Daulatabad; स हि शैलो निजामस्य प्रियकारी महायशाः । प्रतापी प्रथितो लोके धारागिरिरिवापरः ॥ Śiva. B.2.

    • -गृहम्

      1. a bath-room with water-jets, a shower-bath or a house furnished with artificial jets or fountains of water; शिलाविशेषानधिशय्य निन्युर्धारागृहेष्वातपमृद्धिमन्तः R.16.49. निपातः, पातः a fall of rain, a hard or pelting shower, Me.48.
      2. a stream of water.

    • -यन्त्रम् a fountain, jet (of water); धारायन्त्रजलाभिषेककलुषे धौताञ्जने लोचने Amaru.124; धारायन्त्र- विमुक्तसंततपयः पूरप्लुते सर्वतः Ratn.1.1.

    • -वर्षः, -र्षम्, -संपातः a hard, sharp-driving or incessant shower; न प्रसेहे स रुद्धार्कमधारावर्षदुर्दिनम् R.4.82.

    • -वाहिन् Adjective incessant, continuous; पटुर्धारावाही नव इव चिरेणापि (मन्युः) Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.3.

    • -विषः a crooked sword.

    • -शीत Adjective (milk) cooled after having been milked.

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Headwords under ध

Part 2 of 3 धारणा – धृत्वन्All parts
  1. ध – धारणक
  2. धारणा – धृत्वन्
  3. धृत्वरी – ध्वृ