The Sanskrit term Avadhṛ can be transliterated into English as Avadhr or Avadhri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avadhṛ (अवधृ).—1 U.

1) (a) To determine, fix, resolve; इत्यवधार्य (ityavadhārya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; यन्मयाऽवधारितम् (yanmayā'vadhāritam) Mṛcchakaṭika 4. चयस्त्विषामित्यवधारितं पुरा (cayastviṣāmityavadhāritaṃ purā) Śiśupālavadha 1.3; विदर्भगतमनुष्ठेयमवधारितम् (vidarbhagatamanuṣṭheyamavadhāritam) M.5. (b) To ascertain, determine accurately, make out, know, perceive, understand; न विश्वमूर्तेरवधार्यते वपुः (na viśvamūrteravadhāryate vapuḥ) Kumārasambhava 5,78; Mu.3.4.

2) To consider or regard, think, look upon; मृतां मामवधारय (mṛtāṃ māmavadhāraya) Mb.; कुलीनेत्वधार्यताम् (kulīnetvadhāryatām) Kathāsaritsāgara 21.124; Śi. 9.22.

3) To hear, listen to, become acquainted with; वानप्रस्थस्य धर्मं ते कथयाम्यवधार्यताम् (vānaprasthasya dharmaṃ te kathayāmyavadhāryatām) Mārk. P.

4) To reflect, consider, think; बालकोऽ यमित्यवधार्य (bālako' yamityavadhārya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.

5) To limit, restrict.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avadhṛ (अवधृ):—[=ava-√dhṛ] Caus. -dhārayati ([indeclinable participle] dhārya; [Passive voice] -dhāryate)

—to consider, ascertain, determine accurately, limit, restrict, [Mahābhārata] etc., to hear, learn, [ib.];

—to conceive, understand, make out, become acquainted with, [ib.];

—to reflect upon, think of ([accusative] or a phrase with iti), [Śakuntalā] (Prākṛt [indeclinable participle] odhāria), [Pañcatantra] etc.;

—to communicate, [Kathāsaritsāgara] :

—[Passive voice] -dhriyate, to be ascertained, be certain [commentator or commentary] on [Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Dhri, Ava.

Starts with: Avadhrishya, Avadhrita, Avadhritarupa, Avadhriti.

Ends with: Saptavadhri, Varahavadhri, Vyavadhri.

Full-text: Avadharana, Avadharitin, Avadhara, Vyavadhri, Avadharaka, Avadharya, Avadharita, Avadharaniya, Avadhrita, Odhrita, Ava.

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