dharaṇī धरणी – earth

Original text · English · substantive feminine

dharaṇiḥ, -ṇī f. [dhṛ-ani vā ṅīp] 1 The earth; luṭhatiṃ dharaṇiśayane bahu vilapati tava nāma Gīt. 5. 2 Ground, soil. 3 A beam for a roof. 4 A vein. Comp. — īśvaraḥ 1 a king. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 3 Of Śiva. — kīlakaḥ a mountain. — jaḥ, -putraḥ, -sutaḥ 1 an epithet of Mars. 2 an epithet of the demon Naraka. — jā, -putrī, -sutā an epithet of Sītā, daughter of Janaka, (as born from the earth). — dharaḥ 1 an epithet of Śeṣa. 2 of Viṣṇu. 3 a mountain. 4 a tortoise. 5 a king. 6 an elephant fabled to support the earth. — dhṛt m. 1 a mountain. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 3 of Śeṣa. — patiḥ a king. — pūraḥ, -plavaḥ the ocean. — bhṛt m. 1 a king. 2 a mountain. 3 Viṣṇu. 4 Śeṣa. — maṃḍalaṃ the globe. — ruhaḥ a tree.