धृ [ dhṛ ] [ dhṛ ] Root cl. [1] P. Ā. [ dharati ] , [ °te ] ( Lit. Dhātup. xxii , 3 ; Ā. Pot. [ dhareran ] Lit. ĀpŚr.) , but more commonly in the same sense the Caus. form [ dhārayati ] , [ °te ] (perf. P. [ dādhā́ra ] , [ °dhártha ] ( Impv. [ dadhartu ] Lit. AV.Paipp. ) ; Ā. [ dadhré ] , 3. pl. [ °dhriré ] Lit. RV. ; aor. [ adhāram ] Lit. R. ; [ adhṛta ] , [ dhṛthās ] Lit. AV. ; [ ádīdharat ] Lit. RV. ( [ dīdhar ] , [ didhṛtam ] , [ °ta ] Lit. RV. ; 3. pl. [ °rata ] Lit. ŚBr. ) ; [ adārṣīt ] Gr. ; fut. [ dhariṣyati ] Lit. MBh. ; [ °ṣyé ] Lit. AV. ; [ dhartā ] Lit. BhP. ; inf. [ dhartum ] Lit. Kāv. , [ °tavai ] Lit. Br. ( [ dhartári ] see under [ °tṛ ] ) ; ind.p. [ dhṛtvā ] , [ -dhṛtya ] Lit. Br.) to hold , bear (also bring forth) , carry , maintain , preserve , keep , possess , have , use , employ , practise , undergo Lit. RV. ; ( with or scil [ ātmānam ] , [ jīvitam ] , [ prāṇān ] , [ deham ] , [ śarīram ] ) to preserve soul or body , continue living , survive Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. (esp. fut. [ dhariṣyati ] ; cf. Pass. below) ; to hold back , keep down , stop , restrain , suppress , resist Lit. Br. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to place or fix in , bestow or confer on (loc.) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. Br. ; to destine for (dat. ; Ā. also to be destined for or belong to) Lit. RV. ; to present to (gen.) Lit. Kāraṇḍ. ; to direct or turn (attention , mind , ) towards , fix or resolve upon (loc. or dat.) Lit. Up. Lit. Yājñ. Lit. MBh. ; Ā. to be ready or prepared for Lit. ŚBr. ; P. Ā. to owe anything (acc.) to (dat. or gen.) Lit. MBh. (cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 1-4 , 35) ; to prolong (in pronunciation) Lit. AitBr. Lit. RPrāt. ; to quote , cite Lit. L. ; ( with [ garbham ] ) to conceive , be pregnant ( older [ °bham-√ bhṛ ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; ( with [ daṇḍam ] ) to inflict punishment on (loc.) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. BhP. ( also [ damam ] ) ; ( with [ keśān ] , or [ śmaśru ] ) to let the hair or beard grow Lit. MBh. ; ( with [ raśmīn ] ( Lit. ib. ) or [ praharān ] ( Lit. Śak. ) ) to draw the reins tight ; ( with [ dharamam ] ) to fulfil a duty Lit. R. ; ( with [ vratám ] ) to observe or keep a vow Lit. RV. ; ( with [ dhāraṇām ] ) to practise self-control Lit. Yājñ. ; ( wit. [ ipas ] ) to perform penance Lit. BhP. ; ( with [ mūrdhnā ] or [ °dhni ] , [ śirasā ] or [ °si ] ) to bear on the head , honour highly Lit. Kāv. ; ( with or scil. [ tulayā ] ) to hold in a balance , weigh , measure Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; ( with or scil. [ manasā ] ) to bear in mind , recollect , remember Lit. ib. ; ( with [ samaye ] ) to hold to an agreement , cause to make a compact Lit. Pañc. i , 125/126 (B. [ dṛṣṭvā ] for [ dhṛtvā ] ) : Pass. [ dhriyáte ] ( ep. also [ °yati ] ; pf. [ dadhré ] = Ā. ; aor. [ adhāri ] ) to be borne ; so be firm , keep steady Lit. RV. ; continue living , exist , remain Lit. Br. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. (also [ dhāryate ] Lit. R.) ; to begin , resolve upon , undertake (dat. ; acc. or inf.) Lit. AV. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ChUp. : Caus. [ dhāráyati ] , [ °te ] see above: Desid. [ didhīrṣati ] (see [ °ṣā ] ) , [ didhariṣate ] Lit. Pāṇ. 7-2 , 75 ; [ didhārayiṣati ] , to wish to keep up or preserve ( [ ātmānam ] ) Lit. Gobh. iii , 5 , 30 : Intens. [ dárdharti ] ( Lit. RV.) and [ dādharti ] ( 3. pl. [ °dhrati ] Lit. TS. ; cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 7-4 , 65) to hold fast , bear firmly , fasten. ( cf. Zd. (dar) ; Gk. 1 , 2 , 3; Lat. (fre1-tus) , (fre1-num) . ) ( 519,1 )