धर्तृ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From धृ (dhṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐɾ.tŕ̩/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐɾ.t̪r̩/

Noun

धर्तृ • (dhartṛ́) stem, m

1. bearer, supporter
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.041.05:

     yó dhartā́ bhúvanānãṃ yá usrā́ṇām apīcíyā véda nā́māni gúhiyā
     sá kavíḥ kā́viyā purú rūpáṃ dyaúr iva puṣyati nábhantām anyaké same

     Who is the upholder of the worlds, who knows the secret names of the ruddy dawns, their hidden names,
     he is a poet who fosters the many poetic arts, as heaven does its concrete form. – Let all the other squirts burst!

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of धर्तृ (dhartṛ́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धर्ता dhartā́	धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹ dhartā́rau / dhartā́rā¹	धर्तारः dhartā́raḥ
Vocative	धर्तः dhártaḥ	धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹ dhártārau / dhártārā¹	धर्तारः dhártāraḥ
Accusative	धर्तारम् dhartā́ram	धर्तारौ / धर्तारा¹ dhartā́rau / dhartā́rā¹	धर्तॄन् dhartṝ́n
Instrumental	धर्त्रा dhartrā́	धर्तृभ्याम् dhartṛ́bhyām	धर्तृभिः dhartṛ́bhiḥ
Dative	धर्त्रे dhartré	धर्तृभ्याम् dhartṛ́bhyām	धर्तृभ्यः dhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative	धर्तुः dhartúḥ	धर्तृभ्याम् dhartṛ́bhyām	धर्तृभ्यः dhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive	धर्तुः dhartúḥ	धर्त्रोः dhartróḥ	धर्तॄणाम् dhartṝṇā́m
Locative	धर्तरि dhartári	धर्त्रोः dhartróḥ	धर्तृषु dhartṛ́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic