Dhareti, Dhāreti: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dhāreti : (dhar + e) bears; holds; wears.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dhāreti, (Caus. of dharati, q. v. for etym.) to hold, viz. 1. to carry, bear, wear, possess; to put on, to bring, give D.I, 166≈(chavadussāni etc.); Vin.I, 16=D.I, 110≈ (telapajjotaṃ); D.II, 19 (chattaṃ to hold a sunshade over a person); PvA.47 (id.); dehaṃ dh. to “wear, ” i.e. to have a body It.50, 53 (antimaṃ d.); J.IV, 3 (padumaṃ); VI, 136; Pv.I, 31 (vaṇṇaṃ dh.=vahasi PvA.14); tassa kahāpaṇaṃ daṇḍaṃ dh. “to inflict a fine of a k. on him” Miln.171.—2. to hold back, restrain Vin.IV, 261 (kathaṃ dhāretha how do you suppress or conceal pregnancy?); Dh.222 (kodhaṃ).—3. to bear in mind, know by heart, understand: dhammaṃ to know the Dhamma A.III, 176; tipiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ to know the 3 Piṭakas Miln.18.—D.II, 2; Pug.41 (suṇāti, bhaṇati, dh.=remember). Cp. upadhāreti.—With double Acc.: to receive as, to take=believe, to take for, consider as, call: upāsakaṃ maṃ dhāretu Bhagavā “call me your disciple” Vin.I, 16 & passim; atthajālan ti pi naṃ dhārehi (call it . . .) D.I, 46; yathā pañhaṃ Bhagavā vyākaroti tathā naṃ dhareyyāsi (believe it) D.I, 222; yathā no (atthaṃ) Gotamo vyākarissati tathā naṃ dhāressāma D.I, 236; evaṃ maṃ dhārehi adhimuttacittaṃ (consider as) Sn.1149 (=upalakkhehi Nd2 323).—4. to admit, allow, allow for, take up, support (a cause); to give, to owe D.I, 125 (may allow), 126; A.II, 69 (na kassa kiñci dh. pays no tribute); Miln.47 (atthaṃ). (Page 341)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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