धर

See also: धरा, धरे, धरी, and धरीं

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəɾ/, [d̪ʱɐɾ]

Verb

धर • (dhar)

1. inflection of धरना (dharnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬭ (Balinese script)
• ধর (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဓရ (Burmese script)
• ધર (Gujarati script)
• ਧਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಧರ (Kannada script)
• ធរ (Khmer script)
• ຘຣ (Lao script)
• ധര (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଧର (Odia script)
• ꢤꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ධර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚤 (Takri script)
• த⁴ர (Tamil script)
• ధర (Telugu script)
• ธร (Thai script)
• དྷ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root धृ (dhṛ, “to hold”) +‎ -अ (-a).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ́.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

धर॑ • (dhára) stem

1. bearing, supporting
2. (at the end of a compound) holding, bearing, carrying, wearing, possessing, having, keeping, sustaining, preserving, observing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धर॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धरः॑ (dháraḥ)	धरौ॑ (dhárau) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)	धराः॑ (dhárāḥ) धरा॑सः¹ (dhárāsaḥ¹)
accusative	धर॑म् (dháram)	धरौ॑ (dhárau) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)	धरा॑न् (dhárān)
instrumental	धरे॑ण (dháreṇa)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरैः॑ (dháraiḥ) धरे॑भिः¹ (dhárebhiḥ¹)
dative	धरा॑य (dhárāya)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरे॑भ्यः (dhárebhyaḥ)
ablative	धरा॑त् (dhárāt)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरे॑भ्यः (dhárebhyaḥ)
genitive	धर॑स्य (dhárasya)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरा॑णाम् (dhárāṇām)
locative	धरे॑ (dháre)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरे॑षु (dháreṣu)
vocative	धर॑ (dhára)	धरौ॑ (dhárau) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)	धराः॑ (dhárāḥ) धरा॑सः¹ (dhárāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of धरा॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धरा॑ (dhárā)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धराः॑ (dhárāḥ)
accusative	धरा॑म् (dhárām)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धराः॑ (dhárāḥ)
instrumental	धर॑या (dhárayā) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरा॑भिः (dhárābhiḥ)
dative	धरा॑यै (dhárāyai)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरा॑भ्यः (dhárābhyaḥ)
ablative	धरा॑याः (dhárāyāḥ) धरा॑यै² (dhárāyai²)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरा॑भ्यः (dhárābhyaḥ)
genitive	धरा॑याः (dhárāyāḥ) धरा॑यै² (dhárāyai²)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरा॑णाम् (dhárāṇām)
locative	धरा॑याम् (dhárāyām)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरा॑सु (dhárāsu)
vocative	धरे॑ (dháre)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धराः॑ (dhárāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of धर॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धर॑म् (dháram)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धरा॑णि (dhárāṇi) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)
accusative	धर॑म् (dháram)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धरा॑णि (dhárāṇi) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)
instrumental	धरे॑ण (dháreṇa)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरैः॑ (dháraiḥ) धरे॑भिः¹ (dhárebhiḥ¹)
dative	धरा॑य (dhárāya)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरे॑भ्यः (dhárebhyaḥ)
ablative	धरा॑त् (dhárāt)	धरा॑भ्याम् (dhárābhyām)	धरे॑भ्यः (dhárebhyaḥ)
genitive	धर॑स्य (dhárasya)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरा॑णाम् (dhárāṇām)
locative	धरे॑ (dháre)	धर॑योः (dhárayoḥ)	धरे॑षु (dháreṣu)
vocative	धर॑ (dhára)	धरे॑ (dháre)	धरा॑णि (dhárāṇi) धरा॑¹ (dhárā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• दु॒र्धर॑ (durdhára)
• धुरंधर (dhuraṃdhara)
• विद्याधर (vidyādhara)

Noun

धर • (dhara) stem, m

1. mountain (Kir.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धरः (dharaḥ)	धरौ (dharau)	धराः (dharāḥ)
accusative	धरम् (dharam)	धरौ (dharau)	धरान् (dharān)
instrumental	धरेण (dhareṇa)	धराभ्याम् (dharābhyām)	धरैः (dharaiḥ)
dative	धराय (dharāya)	धराभ्याम् (dharābhyām)	धरेभ्यः (dharebhyaḥ)
ablative	धरात् (dharāt)	धराभ्याम् (dharābhyām)	धरेभ्यः (dharebhyaḥ)
genitive	धरस्य (dharasya)	धरयोः (dharayoḥ)	धराणाम् (dharāṇām)
locative	धरे (dhare)	धरयोः (dharayoḥ)	धरेषु (dhareṣu)
vocative	धर (dhara)	धरौ (dharau)	धराः (dharāḥ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “धर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 510, column 1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “DHAR”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 778: “°dhára-”
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “dhara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 385