Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

1. 3 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (दधाति, धत्ते, दधौ-दधे, अधात्-अधित धास्यति-ते, धातुम्, हित; -Passive धीयते; -caus. धापयति-ते; -Desiderative धित्सति-ते)
2. To put, place, set, lay, put in, lay on or upon; विज्ञातदोषेषु दधाति दण्डम् Mb.; निःशङ्कं धीयते (Vartious reading for दीयते) लोकैः पश्य भस्मचये पदम् H.2.132.
3. To fix upon, direct (the mind or thoughts etc.) towards (with Dative or Locative); धत्ते चक्षुर्मुकुलिनि रणत्कोकिले बालचूते Māl.3.12; दधुः कुमारानुगमे मनांसि Bk.3.11;2.7; Ms.12.23.
4. To bestow anything upon one, grant, give, confer, present (with Dative, Genitive, or Locative); धुर्यां लक्ष्मीमथ मयि भृशं धेहि देव प्रसीद Māl.1.3; यद्यस्य सोऽदधात्सर्गे तत्तस्य स्वयमाविशत् Ms.1.29.
5. To hold, contain; तानपि दधासि मातः Bv.1.68; Ś.4.4.
6. To seize, take hold of (as in the hand); धनुररिभिरसह्यं मृष्टिपीडं दधाने Bk.1.26;4.26;
7. To wear, put on, bear; गुरूणि वासांसि विहाय तूर्णं तनूनि...... धत्ते जनः काममदालसाङ्गः Rs.6.13,16; धत्ते भरं कुसुमपत्रफलावलीनाम् Bv.1.94; दधतो मङ्गलक्षौमे R.12.8;9.4; Bk.17.54.
8. To assume, take, have, show, exhibit, possess; (usually Ātm.); काचः काञ्चनसंसर्गाद्धत्ते मारकतीं द्युतिम् H. Pr.35; शिरसि मसीपटलं दधाति दीपः Bv.1.74; R.2.7; Amaru. 27.7; Me.38; Bh.3.46; R.3.1; Bk.2.1;4.16,18; Śi.9.3;1.86; Ki.5.5.
9. To hold up, sustain, bear up; गामधास्यत्कथं नागो मृणालमृदुभिः फणैः Ku.6.68.
10. To support, maintain संपद्विनिमयेनोभौ दधतुर्भुवनद्वयम् R.1.26.
11. To cause, create, produce, generate, make; मुग्धा कुड्मलिताननेन दधती वायुं स्थिता तत्र सा Amaru.72.
12. To suffer, undergo, incur; दधती रतेन भृशमुत्सुकताम् Śi.9.2, 32,66.
13. To perform, do.
14. Vedic To bring, convey.
15. To appoint, fix. [The meanings of this root, like those of दा, are variously modified according to the word with which it is connected; Exempli gratia, for example मनः, मतिम्, धियम्, etc. धा to fix the mind or thoughts upon, resolve upon; पदं धा to set foot on, to enter; कर्णे करं धा to place the hand on the ear etc.] -With अपि (the अ being sometimes dropped).
16. (a) to close, shut; ध्वनति मधुपसमूहे श्रवणमपिदधाति Gīt.5; so कर्णौ-नयने-पिदधाति (b) to cover, hide, conceal; प्रायो मूर्खः परिभवविधौ नाभिमानं पिधत्ते Ś. Til.17. (v.l.); प्रभावपिहिता V.4.2; Śi.9.76; Bk.7. 69.
17. to hinder, obstruct, bar; भुजंगपिहितद्वारं पातालमधि- तिष्ठति R.1.8. (The following verse illustrates the use of धा with some prepositions: अधित कापि मुखे सलिलं सखी प्यधित कापि सरोजदलैः स्तनौ । व्यधित कापि हृदि व्यजनानिलं न्यधित कापि हिमं सुतनोस्तनौ Name4.111; or, better still, the following verse of Jagannātha: निधानं धर्माणां किमपि च विधानं नवमुदां प्रधानं तीर्थानाममलपरिधानं त्रिजगतः । समाधानं बुद्धेरथ खलु तिरोधानमधियां श्रियामाधानं नः परिहरतु तापं तव वपुः ॥ G. Latin18).

1. class3 Parasmaipada Atmane-pada द्/अधाति, धत्त्/ए fg-veda etc. (Parasmaipada dual number दध्व्/अस्, धत्थ्/अस्, धत्त्/अस् [Pa1n2. 8-2, 38]; plural दध्म्/असि or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedम्/अस्, धत्थ्/अ, दाधति; imperfect tense /अदधात् plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधुर्, 2. plural /अधत्त or /अदधात fg-veda vii, 33, 4; subjunctive द्/अधत् or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधात् [Pa1n2. 7-3, 70 Ka1s3.], that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधस्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधतस्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधन्; Potential दध्य्/आत्; imperative दाधातु plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधतु; 2. sg. धेह्/इ [from धद्धि; confer, compare Pa1n2. 6-4, 119] or धत्तात् fg-veda iii, 8, 1; 2. plural धत्त्/अ, i, 64, 15, धत्तन, i, 20, 7, द्/अधात, vii, 32, 13, or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतन, x, 36, 13 [confer, compare Pa1n2. 7-1, 45 Scholiast or Commentator]; page and participle द्/अधत्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति masculine gender plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतस्; Atmane-pada 1. sg. दध्/ए [at once 3. sg. Equivalent to धत्त्/ए fg-veda i, 149, 5 etc. and Equivalent to perfect tense Atmane-pada], 2. sg. ध्/अत्से, viii, 85, 5 or धत्स्/ए AV. v, 7, 2; 2. 3. dual number दध्/आथे, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedध्/आते; 2. plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधिध्व्/ए [confer, compare perfect tense]; 3. plural द्/अधते fg-veda v, 41, 2; imperfect tense /अधत्त, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्थास्; subjunctive द्/अधसे, viii, 32, 6 [Pa1n2. 3-4, 96 Ka1s3.]; Potential द्/अधीत fg-veda i, 40, 2 or दधीत्/अ, v, 66, 1; imperative 2. sg. धत्स्व, x, 87, 2 or दधिष्व, iii, 40, 5 etc.; 2. plural धद्ध्वम् [Pa1n2. 8-2, 38 Ka1s3.] or दधिध्वम् fg-veda vii, 34, 10, etc.; 3. plural दधताम् AV. viii, 8, 3; page and participle द्/अधान); rarely class1 Parasmaipada Atmane-pada दधति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते fg-veda MBh.; only thrice class2 Parasmaipada ध्/आति fg-veda; and once class4 Atmane-pada Potential धायेत MaitrUp. (perfect tenseParasmaipada दध्/औ, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedध्/आथ, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधतुर्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधिम्/आ, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधुर् fg-veda etc.; Atmane-pada दध्/ए [confer, compare pr.], दधिष्/ए or धिषे fg-veda i, 56, 6; 2. 3. dual number दध्/आथे, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedध्/आते, 2. plural दधिध्व्/ए [confer, compare pr.]; 3. plural दधिर्/ए, दध्रे, x, 82, 5; 6, or धिरे, i, 166, 10 etc.; page and participle द्/अधान [confer, compare pr.]; Aorist Parasmaipada /अधात्, ध्/आत्, ध्/आस्; अध्/उर्, ध्/उर् fg-veda etc.; Potential धेयाम्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयुर्; धेतन fg-veda TBr.; 2. sg. धायीस् fg-veda i, 147, 5; imperative ध्/आतु [confer, compare Pa1n2. 6-i, 8 vArttika 3 Pat.]; 2. plural ध्/आत or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतन, 3. plural धान्तु fg-veda; Atmane-pada अधित, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedथास्, अधीताम्, अधीमहि, धीमहि, धिमहे, धामहे fg-veda; 3. sg. अहित, हित AV. TA1r.; subjunctive ध्/एथे fg-veda i, 158, 2, धैथे, vi, 67, 7; imperative धिष्व्/आ, ii, 11, 18, etc.; Parasmaipada अधत् SV.; धत् fg-veda; Parasmaipada धासुर् subjunctive that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसथस् and that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसथ fg-veda; Atmane-pada अधिषि, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedषत Breton; Potential धिषीय ibidem [Parasmaipada vii, 4, 45]; धेषीय MaitrS.; future धास्यति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते or धाता Breton etc.; infinitive mood ध्/आतुम् Breton etc.; Vedic or Veda also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतवे, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतव्/ऐ, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतोस्; धिय्/अध्यै fg-veda; Classical also -धितुम्; indeclinablepage and participle धित्व्/आ Breton; हित्वा [Pa1n2. 7-4, 42], -ध्/आय and -ध्/आम् AV. : Passive voice धीय्/अते fg-veda etc. [Pa1n2. 6-4, 66], page and participle धीय्/अमान fg-veda i, 155, 2 Page513,3; Aorist /अधायि, ध्/आयि fg-veda [Pa1n2. 7-3, 33 Ka1s3.]; Prec. धासीष्ट or धायिषीष्ट [vi, 4, 62]) to put, place, set, lay in or on (locative case) fg-veda etc. etc. (with दण्डम्, to inflict punishment on [with locative case MBh. v, 1075, with genitive case R. v, 28, 7]; with तत्-पदव्याम् पदम्, to put one's foot in another's footstep id est imitate, equal Ka1vya7d. ii. 64); to take or bring or help to (locative case or dative case; with आर्/ए, to remove) fg-veda AV. S3Br.; (Atmane-pada) to direct or fix the mind or attention (चिन्ताम्, मनस्, मतिम्, समाधिम् etc.) upon, think of (locative case or dative case), fix or resolve upon (locative case dative case accusative with प्रति or a sentence closed with इति) fg-veda Mn. MBh. Ka1v. BhP.; to destine for, bestow on, present or impart to (locative case dative case or genitive case) fg-veda Breton MBh. etc. (Passive voice to be given or granted, fall to one's [dative case] lot or share fg-veda i, 81, 3); to appoint, establish, constitute fg-veda S3Br.; to render (with double accusative) fg-veda vii, 31, 12 Bhartr2. iii. 82; to make, produce, generate, create, cause, effect, perform, execute fg-veda TBr. S3vetUp. etc. (Aorist with पूरयाम्, मन्त्रयाम्, वरयाम् etc. Equivalent to पूरयाम् etc. चकार); to seize, take hold of, hold, bear, support, wear, put on (clothes) fg-veda AV. Ka1v. BhP. etc.; (Atmane-pada) to accept, obtain, conceive (especially in the womb), get, take (with /ओकस् or च्/अनस्, to take pleasure or delight in [locative case or dative case]) fg-veda AV. Breton; to assume, have, possess, show, exhibit, incur, undergo fg-veda Hariv. Ka1v. Hit.etc. : Causal -धापयति Pa1n2. 7-3, 36 (see अन्तर्-धा, श्रद्-धा etc.) : Desiderative ध्/इत्सति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (Pa1n2. 7-4, 54), to wish to put in or lay on (locative case) fg-veda AitBr. (Classical Passive voice धित्स्यते; धित्स्य see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order); द्/इधिषति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, to wish to give or present fg-veda; (Atmane-pada) to wish to gain, strive after (page and participle द्/इधिषाण, x, 114, 1) ibidem : with अवद्य्/अम्, to bid defiance ibidem iv, 18, 7 (confer, compare दिधिष्/आय्य, दिधिष्/उ): Intensive देधीयते Pa1n2. 6-4, 66. [confer, compare Zend da1, dadaiti; Greek θε-, θη-, τίθημι; Lithuanian dedu4, de4ti; Slavonic or Slavonian dedja, diti; Old Saxon duan, do7n, Anglo-Saxon do7n, Engl. do; German tuan; tuon, thun .]
2. feminine in 2. तिरो-ध्/आ
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective putting, placing, bestowing, holding, having, causing etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare 2. ध)
4. masculine gender placer, bestower, holder, supporter etc.
5. masculine gender Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा or Br2ihas-pati बृहस्-पति Lexicographers
6. feminine see 2. ध
7. feminine instrumental case (Equivalent to nominative case) perhaps in the suffix धा (which forms adverbs from numerals exempli gratia, 'for example' एक-ध्/आ, द्व्/इ-धा etc.)

1. [DHÂ] vide, see �� DHE.
2. [dhâ] adjective --˚, placing etc.; giving, grant ing (vide, see √1. dhâ).

^डुधा^ञ् धारण-पोषणयोः