Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[धा-आधारे तुन्]

1. A constituent or essential part, an ingredient.
2. An element, primary or elementary substance, id est, that is पृथिवी, अप्, तेजस्, वायु and आकाश; Bhāg.7.15.6.
3. A secretion, primary fluid or juice, essential ingredients of the body (which are considered to be 7: रसासृङ्मांसमेदोऽस्थिमज्जाशुक्राणि धातवः, or sometimes ten if केश, त्वच् and स्नायु be added); Mb.3.213.1.
4. A humour or affection of the body, (i.e. वात, पित्त and कफ); यस्यात्मबुद्धिः कुणपे त्रिधातुके Bhāg.1.84.13.
5. A mineral, metal, metallic ore; न्यस्ताक्षरा धातुरसेन यत्र Ku.1.7; त्वामालिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायाम् Me.17; R.4.71; Ku.6.51.
6. A verbal root; भूवादयो धातवः ParasmaipadaI.3.1; पश्चादध्ययनार्थस्य धातोरधिरिवाभवत् R.15.9.
7. The soul.
8. The Supreme Spirit; धातुप्रसादान्महिमानमात्मनः Kaṭha.
9. An organ of sense.
10. Any one of the properties of the five elements, id est, that is रूप, रस, गन्ध, स्पर्श and शब्द; तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः । तेषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते Mb.6.5.11.
11. A bone.
12. A part, portion.
13. A fluid mineral of a red colour.
14. Vedic A supporter.
15. Anything to be drunk, as milk etc. -Feminine A milch cow.

1. (also) a cause, Sukh. i .
2. masculine gender layer, stratum Ka1tyS3r. Kaus3.
3. masculine gender constituent part, ingredient (especially [and in fg-veda only] in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', where often Equivalent to "fold" exempli gratia, 'for example' त्रि-ध्/आतु, threefold etc.; confer, compare त्रिविष्टि-, सप्त-, सु-) fg-veda TS. S3Br. etc.
4. masculine gender element, primitive matter (Equivalent to महा-भूत Lexicographers) MBh. Hariv. etc. (usually reckoned as 5, viz. ख or आकाश, अनिल, तेजस्, जल, भू; to which is added ब्रह्म Ya1jn5. iii, 145; or विज्ञान Buddh.)
5. masculine gender a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body (distinct from the 5 mentioned a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) and conceived either as 3 humours [called also दोष] phlegm, wind and bile BhP. [confer, compare पुरीष, मांस, मनस्, ChUp. vi, 5, 1]; or as the 5 organs of sense, इन्द्रियाणि [confer, compare sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order and MBh. xii, 6842, where श्रोत्र, घ्राण, आस्य, हृदय and कोष्ठ are mentioned as the 5 dh dha1tu धातु of the human body born from the either] and the 5 properties of the elements perceived by them, गन्ध, रस, रूप, स्पर्श and शब्द Lexicographers; or the 7 fluids or secretions, chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, semen Sus3r. [Lexicographers रसा*दि or रस-रक्ता*दि, of which sometimes 10 are given, the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) 7 and hair, skin, sinews BhP.])
6. masculine gender primary element of the earth id est metal, mineral, are (especially a mineral of a red colour) Mn. MBh. etc. element of words id est grammatical or verbal root or stem Nir. Pra1t. MBh. etc. (with the southern Buddhists Buddhists धातु means either the 6 elements [see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)] Dharmas. xxv; or the 18 elementary spheres [धातु-लोक] ibidem lviii; or the ashes of the body, relics Lexicographers [confer, compare -गर्भ]).
7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√धे) to be sucked in or drunk (हविस्) fg-veda v, 44, 3
8. feminine Equivalent to धेनु, milch cow La1t2y. vii, 5, 9.
9. neuter gender (with रौहिण) Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr.

1. [dhâ-tu] masculine layer; component part (--˚ adjective); element (five are assumed: ether, air, fire, earth, water); elementary consti tuent of the body (seven are assumed: ali mentary juice, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, semen; or five: ear, nose, mouth, heart, ab domen; or three=dosha: wind, gall, phlegm); elementary constituent of the earth or of mountains: ore, mineral, metal, especially red chalk; verbal element, verbal root or base.
2. [dhấ-tu] adjective suitable for sucking.