Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[धृ-मनिन्]

1. A preserver, maintainer, supporter. -Neuter
2. A religious rite.
3. Support, stay.
4. Religion, duty.
5. Law, custom.
6. A mode, manner.
7. Characteristic quality or mark.

1. masculine gender bearer, supporter, arranger fg-veda
2. masculine gender Name of a son of Br2ihad-ra1ja बृहद्-राज and father of Kr2itam2-jaya कृतं-जय VP.
3. neuter gender (older than ध्/अर्म quod vide, in later language mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare below) support, prop, hold fg-veda VS.
4. neuter gender established order of things, steadfast decree (of a god, especially of Mitra मित्र - Varun2a वरुण), any arrangement or disposition
5. neuter gender will, pleasure
6. neuter gender law, rule, duty
7. neuter gender practice, custom, mode, manner (ध्/अर्मणा, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमभिस्; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमणस् प्/अरि in regular order, naturally; स्वाय धर् मणे at one's own pleasure; धर्मणि with the permission of, /अधि ध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied against the will of [genitive case]) fg-veda AV. VS.
8. neuter gender (especially in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') nature, quality, characteristic mark or attribute S3Br. (confer, compare अन्-उच्छित्ति-) MBh. (confer, compare उञ्छ- [additions], क्षत्र-, फल-, फेन .) Var. (confer, compare दस्यु- [additions]) Kap. (confer, compare चिद्-ध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied [additions]) Ka1v. (confer, compare विनाश- .).

1. [dhar-mán] masculine bearer, supporter.
2. [dhár-man] neuter (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit only --˚) sup port; settled order, law, usage, manner; law of a thing's being, characteristic, property; right conduct; duty towards (locative): instrumental in order, duly.