dharā धरा – ground; earth

Original text · English · substantive feminine

dharā [dharati viśvaṃ dhṛ-ac] 1 The earth; dharā dhārāpātairmaṇimayaśarairbhidyata iva Mk. 5. 22. 2 A vein. 3 Marrow. 4 The womb or uterus. 5 A mass of gold or other valuables given as a present to Brāhmaṇas. Comp. — adhipaḥ a king. — amaraḥ, -devaḥ, -suraḥ a Brāhmaṇa. — ātmajaḥ, -putraḥ, -sūnuḥ 1 epithets of the planet Mars. 2 epithets of the demon Naraka. ([Page 0592-b]) — ātmajā an epithet of Sītā. — uddhāraḥ deliverance of the earth. — dharaḥ 1 a mountain. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. 3 of Śeṣa. — patiḥ 1 a king. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. — bhuj m. a king. — bhṛt m. a mountain.