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Results for धरुण

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धरुणdharuṇaa.Ved. Holding, bearing, carrying, supporting.

    [धृ-उनन्]

    Vedic Holding, bearing, carrying, supporting.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः

      1. An epithet of Brahman.
      2. Heaven, paradise.
      3. Water, (Neuter also)
      4. Opinion.
      5. A place where anything is preserved.
      6. Fire.
      7. A sucking calf.

    • -णम्

      1. Basis, prop, support.
      2. Firm soil.
      3. A reservoir.
    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धरुणdharuṇa[dhar-úna] a. (î) bearing, supporting; spacious; m. bearer, supporter; n. support, foundation; firm ground…

    [dhar-úna] adjective (î) bearing, supporting; spacious; masculine bearer, supporter; neuter support, foundation; firm ground; neuter, î, feminine; also equal for receptacle.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धरुणdharuṇamf(ई)n. bearing, holding, supporter RV. VS. AV.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender bearing, holding, supporter fg-veda VS. AV.
    2. masculine gender Name of the supposed author of fg-veda v, 15
    3. masculine gender of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender heaven Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender (also neuter gender) water Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender opinion Lexicographers
    7. neuter gender basis, foundation, firm ground (also plural)
    8. neuter gender the firm soil of the earth
    9. neuter gender prop, stay, receptacle fg-veda AV.
    10. masculine gender (√धे ?) a sucking calf VS. viii, 51 (confer, compare धारु).
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  2. धरुणह्वरdharuṇahvara(˚र्/उण-) mfn. trembling in its foundations or receptacle RV. i, 54, 10.

    (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedर्/उण-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective trembling in its foundations or receptacle fg-veda i, 54, 10.

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  3. धरुणीdharuṇī(accord. to some, "a supporter").
    1. (according to to some, "a supporter").
    2. feminine capacious, as substantive receptacle AV. iii, 12, 3
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