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Entry ध्मा

  1. ध्माdhmā1 P. (धमति, ध्मात; Caus. ध्मापयति)
    1. 1 Parasmaipada (धमति, ध्मात; Causal ध्मापयति)
    2. To blow, breathe out, exhale.
    3. To blow (as a wind-instrument), produce sound by blowing; शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् Bg.1.12,18; R.7.63; Bk.3.34;17.7.
    4. To blow a fire, excite fire by blowing, excite sparks; को धमेच्छान्तं च पावकम् Mb.
    5. To manufacture by blowing.
    6. To cast, blow, or throw away.

    In the Gita1·121·151·141·18

    सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शंखं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥

    siṁhanādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān. — Cheering the heart of Duryodhana, the mighty grandsire (Bhishma), the Ancient of the Kurus, resounding the battlefield with a lion's roar, blew his… 1·12
    • दध्मौdadhmauperfect 3rd person plural of the verbal root dhmā (to blow).
    • प्रदध्मतुःpradadhmatuḥperfect 3rd person plural of the verbal root dhmā (to blow) with the prefix pra.
    • दध्मुःdadhmuḥperfect 3rd person plural of the verbal root dhmā (to blow).
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Part 3 of 3 धृत्वरी – ध्वृAll parts
  1. ध – धारणक
  2. धारणा – धृत्वन्
  3. धृत्वरी – ध्वृ