धृत

See also: धातृ and धातु

Sanskrit

Adjective

धृत • (dhṛta) stem

1. held
2. borne
3. maintained
4. supported
5. kept
6. possessed
7. used
8. practised
9. observed
10. measured, weighed
11. worn (as clothes, shoes, beard)
12. kept back, detained,(करे, by the hand)
13. drawn tight (reins)
14. turned towards or fixed upon, ready or prepared for, resolved on (loc. or dat.)
15. continuing, existing, being
16. prolonged

Proper noun

धृत • (dhṛta) stem, m

1. of a son of the 13th मनु Hariv. ( v.l. भृथ)
2. of a descendant of द्रुह्यु and son of धर्म Pur. (See. धार्तेय)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 519