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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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.

    • -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 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.

    • -धरः

      1. holder of streams, a cloud; धातः किं नु विधौ विधातुमुचितो धाराधराडम्बरः Bv.1.4.
      2. a sword. निपातः, पातः a fall of rain, a hard or pelting shower, Me.48.
      3. 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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धाराdhārā[dhấr-â] f. [√1. dhâv] torrent, stream; shower (also of arrows, flowers); drop: pl. paces of a horse (of…
    1. [dhấr-â] feminine; also equal for [√1. dhâv] torrent, stream; shower (also of arrows, flowers); drop: plural paces of a horse (of which five kinds are assumed).
    2. [dhấr-â] feminine; also equal for [√2. dhâv] edge, blade; circumference of a wheel.
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  2. अधारावर्षadhārāvarṣa[a-dhârâ-varsha] ad. without a shower of rain (˚--).

    [a-dhârâ-varsha] adverb, -ial, -ially without a shower of rain (˚--).

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  3. असिधाराasidhārā[asi-dhârâ] f. sword-blade: -vrata, n. vow of lying with a sword between oneself and a woman=excessively…

    [asi-dhârâ] feminine; also equal for sword-blade: -vrata, neuter vow of lying with a sword between oneself and a woman=excessively difficult under taking; -dhenu, -kâ, feminine; also equal for knife.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धाराdhārāf. stream or current of water
    1. feminine stream or current of water
    2. feminine (confer, compare त्रि-, द्वि-, शत-, सहस्र-), flood, gush, jet, drop (of any liquid), shower, rain (also figuratively of arrows, flowers, etc.; व्/असोर् ध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "source of good", Name of a particular libation to Agni अग्नि AV. S3Br. MBh.; of a sacred bathing-place MBh.; of Agni अग्नि 's wife BhP.)
    3. feminine a leak or hole in a pitcher etc. Lexicographers
    4. feminine the pace of horse S3is3. v, 60 (5 enumerated, viz. धोरित, वल्गित, प्लुत, उत्-तेजित, उत्-ते*रित, or आ-स्कन्दित, रेचित for the two latter Lexicographers; with परमा, the quickest pace Katha1s. xxxi, 39)
    5. feminine uniformity, sameness (as of flowing water?) Lexicographers
    6. feminine custom, usage W.
    7. feminine continuous line or series (confer, compare वन-)
    8. feminine figuratively line of a family Lexicographers
    9. feminine Name of a sacred bathing-place (also with माहेश्वरी confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) MBh.
    10. feminine of a town (the residence of Bhoja भोज) catalogue or catalogues
    11. feminine (√2. धाव्) margin, sharp edge, rim, blade (especially of a sword, knife, etc.; figuratively applied to the flame of fire) fg-veda S3Br. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    12. feminine the edge of a mountain Lexicographers
    13. feminine the rim of a wheel Ragh. xiii, 15
    14. feminine the fence or hedge of a garden Lexicographers
    15. feminine the van of an army Lexicographers
    16. feminine the tip of the ear Lexicographers
    17. feminine highest point, summit (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरा*धिरूढ) glory, excellence Lexicographers
    18. feminine night Lexicographers
    19. feminine turmeric Lexicographers
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  2. अधाराग्रहadhārāgraham. a ladleful or cupful not drawn from flowing water, A1pS3r.

    masculine gender a ladleful or cupful not drawn from flowing water, A1pS3r.

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  3. अमृतधाराamṛtadhārāf. "stream of Amr2ita अमृत", N. of a metre.

    feminine "stream of Amr2ita अमृत", Name of a metre.

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  4. अविरलधारासारaviraladhārāsāram. incessant down-pour of heavy rain Vikr.

    masculine gender incessant down-pour of heavy rain Vikr.

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  5. अश्रुधाराaśrudhārāf. a flow of tears, Pan5cat.

    feminine a flow of tears, Pan5cat.

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  6. असिधाराasidhārāf. the blade of a sword Ragh. &c.

    feminine the blade of a sword Ragh. etc.

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