Pāli Dictionary

dhāra1

daharastem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • young; fresh

dhāra2

dharrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhāv1run; flow

general

  • holding; bearing; having (usually in compounds)

dhārā1

approximate

dharrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dhāv1run; flow

general

  • a stream, flow (of water, blood, etc.); a shower of rain

  • Ud 5.5

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, yā ca loke savantiyo mahāsamuddaṃ appenti, yā ca antalikkhā dhārā papatanti, na tena mahāsamuddassa ūnattaṃ vā pūrattaṃ vā paññāyati

  • Thag 16.10

    tato pāsādikaṃ āsi, gataṃ bhuttaṃ nisevitaṃ, siniddhā teladhārā'va, ahosi iriyāpatho.

dhārā2

approximate

dharrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • (of a weapon) the sharp edge; a blade

  • MN 40

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, matajaṃ nāma āvudhajātaṃ ubhatodhāraṃ pītanisitaṃ. tadassa saṅghāṭiyā sampārutaṃ sampaliveṭhitaṃ. tath'ūpam'āhaṃ, bhikkhave, imassa bhikkhuno pabbajjaṃ vadāmi.

  • Snp 3.11

    moneyyaṃ te upaññissaṃ, khuradhārā-upamo bhave, jivhāya tālum'āhacca, udare saññato siyā.

dhara1

approximate

dharrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

hattha, dhāra, hārī, bhara, dhārī, hāra, vāhaka

general

  • wearing

  • Dhp 395

    paṃsukūladharaṃ jantuṃ, kisaṃ dhamanisanthataṃ, ekaṃ vanasmiṃ jhāyantaṃ, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

  • MN 5

    yassa kassaci, āvuso, bhikkhuno ime pāpakā akusalā icch'āvacarā appahīnā dissanti c'eva sūyanti ca, kiñ'c'āpi so hoti āraññiko pantasen'āsano piṇḍapātiko sapadānacārī paṃsukūliko lūkhacīvaradharo, atha kho naṃ sabrahmacārī na c'eva sakkaronti na garuṃ karonti na mānenti na pūjenti.

  • holding; carrying; bearing

  • Iti 100

    aham'asmi, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇo yācayogo sadā payatapāṇi antimadehadharo anuttaro bhisakko sallakatto.

doctrine

  • remembering; keeping in mind; knowing by heart

  • AN 7.6

    idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo

  • AN 5.59

    dullabho, bhikkhave, vuḍḍhapabbajito nipuṇo, dullabho ākappasampanno, dullabho bahussuto, dullabho dhammakathiko, dullabho vinayadharo.

dhara2

approximate

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • having streams of water; with rain-showers

  • Thag 1.13

    nīl'abbhavaṇṇā rucirā, sītavārī sucin'dharā, indagopakasañchannā, te selā ramayanti man'ti.

dharati

approximate

dharroottisuffix

via inflected form dhara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • holds, bears, carries; supports, sustains; endures, lasts, continues to live; keeps in mind, remembers

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