Dhar: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Dhar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy (1945-1952)Dhar is an archaeologically important site situated in Madhya Bharat Dhar, known for inscriptions regarding the ancient history of India. For example, at the Dhar Museum is a broken piece of a big stone slab which contains fragments of a Prākṛt poem entitled Kodaṇḍa-kāvya, purporting to have been composed by the Paramāra king, Bhoja (1010-1055 A.D.). In characters of the 11th century.
There is also a pedestal of Viṣṇu image from Solkanpur which records the homage paid to the image (i.e., refers to its installation) by Silu, wife of Rāja-Nāgadeva. It is dated V.S. 1284, Phālguna vadi 12

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Dhar in Hindi refers in English to:——a Sanskrit suffix meaning he who or that which bears/carries/holds/sustains (e.g. [jaladhara, bhudhara], etc.); (nm) nominal form of [dharana; -pakada] mass arrests, searching and arrests, apprehensions, combing operations..—dhar (धर) is alternatively transliterated as Dhara.
2) Dhar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) an edge; sharp edge; sharpness; current; flow; jet; an adjectival suffix meaning one who holds or supports (as [karnadhara]); ~[dara] sharp; —[dharana] to sharpen (as a knife, sword, etc); —[bamdhana] to flow non-stop; to flow out in a jet; —[ke samga tairana] to swim with the flowing side, to go afloat with the current; to take to an easy course..—dhar (धार) is alternatively transliterated as Dhāra.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhar (धर्):—interj. the word used in order to chase the dog away;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+30): Dhar-lagounu, Dhar-nadinu, Dhar-napounu, Tar, Tar-invalnan, Tar-kattarkatutaci, Tar-poruttuporul, Tar-taray, Tarenney, Tarirattinam, Tarkalam, Tarkappu, Tarkaricanam, Tarkaval, Tarkelam, Tarketar, Tarkilamai, Tarkkalimpu, Tarkkampu, Tarkkani.
Full-text (+219): Dhartavya, Tari, Dhrita, Dhritavant, Inamtar, Dharsh, Saamudrik-dhar, Tar, Tara, Samudrika-dhara, Dhar-lagounu, Dhar-nadinu, Dhar-napounu, Dhruviya-dhar, Dhariman, Dhri, Dhartu, Dharitu, Dharati, Sandhareti.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 348 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 350 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 565 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
10. The river Puruṣṇī or Ravi or Irāvatī and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
6. The river Vipāṭ (Beas) and the Śutudrī (Sutlej) and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
5. The river Sindhu and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Phytochemical observation on leaf of lagerstromia parviflora (roxb) < [Volume 22 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2002]
Phytotherapy of Skin Disease by Plants of Patalkot and Tamiya < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Abortifacient activity of a medicinal plant “moringa oleifera” in rats < [Volume 7 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1988]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Effects of aging on pulmonary function in Jammu's elderly population < [2016: Volume 5, November issue 11]
Conservation and management of endangered plants in NW Himalayas. < [2014: Volume 3, November issue 9]
A review of trinadhanya [millets] as described in ayurveda < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 7 - Modes and Occasions for Worship and Offerings < [Tharus of Dang: Tharu Religion]
Technology (2) Tools of the Kami < [A Settlement and Smithy of the Blacksmiths (Kami) in Nepal]
Part 4 - Deities of the Cattleshed < [Tharus of Dang: Tharu Religion]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 51 < [Volume 10 (1890)]