Pāli Dictionary

dhārayati

dharrootayasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

jānāti, maññati, paccāgacchati, pārupati, adhipajjati

general

  • holds; keeps; carries

  • SN 9.3

    sace'pi dasa pajjote, dhārayissasi kassapa, n'eva dakkhati rūpāni, cakkhu hi'ssa na vijjatī'ti.

  • Dhp 222

    yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃ'va dhāraye, tam'ahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.

  • wears; dresses in

  • Thig 14.1

    kāsikasukhumāni dhāraya, abhiropehi ca mālavaṇṇakaṃ, kañcanamaṇimuttakaṃ bahuṃ, vividhaṃ ābharaṇaṃ karomi te.

  • makes use of; employs

mind

  • takes to mind; considers; believes; keeps in mind, remembers

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

dhārayaiti
  1. dhārayadhārayati

    holds; keeps; carries

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

dhārāyaiti
  1. dhārāyadhāra

    young; fresh

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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