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[apte] a. (rā or rī f.) [dhṛ-ac] (Usually at the end of comp.) Holding, carrying, bearing, wear- ing, containing, possessing, endowed [Page0592-a+ 57] with, preserving, observing, &c.; as in akṣadhara, aṃśudhara, gadādhara, gaṃgādhara, mahīdhara, asṛgdhara, divyāṃbaradhara, &c. --raḥ 1 A mountain; utkaṃ dharaṃ draṣṭumavekṣya śauri- mutkaṃdharaṃ dāruka ityuvāca Śi. 4. 18. --2 A flock of cotton. --3 A frivolous or dissolute...

[mw] mf (A) n. (dhṛ) bearing, supporting (scil. the world, said of Kr2ishn2a kṛṣṇa and S3iva śiva) MBh. 510,1 99748 mf (/A) n. ifc. holding, bearing, carrying, wearing, possessing, having, keeping (also in memory), sustaining, preserving, observing (cf. aṃśu-, akṣa-, kulaṃ- &c) MBh.; R. &c 510,1 99749 m. a mountain Kir. xv, 12 (cf. kṣiti-, bhū- &c) 510,1 99750 m. a flock of cotton L. 510,1 99751