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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhe (धे).—1 P. (dhayati, dhīta; caus. dhāpayati; desid. dhitsati)

1) To suck, drink, drink in, absorb (fig. also); अधाद्वसा- मधासीच्च रुधिरं वनवासिनाम् (adhādvasā- madhāsīcca rudhiraṃ vanavāsinām) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.29;6.18; Manusmṛti 4.59; Y.1.14.

2) To kiss; धन्यो धयत्याननम् (dhanyo dhayatyānanam) Gītagovinda 12.

3) To suck out, draw or take away.

4) To appropriate. Caus. To suckle, nourish.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhe (धे).—r. 1st cl. (ṭa) dheṭa (dhayati) also (ṅa) dheṅ (dhayate) To drink. bhvā0 pa0 saka0 aniṭ0 ṭit .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhe (धे).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To suck, to drink, Mahābhārata 7, 2276; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 59. 2. To suck in, to absorb, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 40, 5.

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

1) Dhe (धे):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxii, 6]) dhayati, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. ([perfect tense] dadhau, 3. [plural] dhur, [Ṛg-veda]; [Aorist] -adhāt, [Atharva-veda x, 4, 26]; adhāsīt or adadhat, [Pāṇini 2-4, 78; iii, 1, 49]; Prec. dheyāt, [vi, 4, 67]; [future] dhāsyati, [Mahābhārata], dhātā [grammar]; [dative case] [infinitive mood] dhātave, [Ṛg-veda]; [indeclinable participle] dhītvā and -dhīya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; -dhāya [grammar])

—to suck, drink, suck or drink in, take to one’s self, absorb, appropriate, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.:—[Passive voice] dhīyate [grammar]:—[Causal] dhāpayate (cf. [Pāṇini 1-3, 89], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali]) to give suck, nourish, [Ṛg-veda];—ti, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. anu- √dhe);—[Aorist] adīdhapat [grammar]:—[Desiderative] dhitsati, [Pāṇini 7-4, 54] :—[Intensive] dedhīyate, dādheti, and dādhāti [grammar]

2) cf. [Greek] θή-σασθαι, γαλα-θηνός, θη-λή; [Latin] fē-lare; [Gothic] dadd-jan; [German] tā-an, tā-jan.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhe (धे):—(ṭa) dhayati 1. a. (ṅa) dhayate To drink.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dhe (धे) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhaya.

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Dhe (धे) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+952): Dhea, Dhebara, Dhebarem, Dhebra, Dhebri, Dhebu, Dhed-umbar, Dheda, Dhedaga, Dhedagujari, Dhedakacaka, Dhedakavala, Dhedasugi, Dhedaumaro, Dhedavada, Dhedi, Dhedo santo, Dhedumbara, Dheergha, Dheg-dhegle.

Ends with (+162): Abaddhe, Abadhe, Abhidhe, Abhivaddhe, Abhivuddhe, Abhyarudhe, Adhe, Adhe Paradhe, Adhevedhe, Adhridhe, Adhyudhe, Akacceyte, Akalapraudhe, Akte, Alpavasudhe, Amdhashraddhe, Amdhe, Amtahkaranashuddhe, Amtarbodhe, Anaparadhe.

Full-text (+61): Dhaya, Dhena, Dhenu, Dhita, Uddhaya, Dhenukadugdha, Sudha, Dhandha, Avadhi, Asyamdhaya, Antaradhayati, Pushpamdhaya, Asidhenuka, Dhenika, Avadhes, Mushtimdhaya, Pradhe, Dhainava, Dhenukashrama, Dhenudakshina.

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Search found 5 books and stories containing Dhe, Dhē; (plurals include: Dhes, Dhēs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 7.13.1 < [Sukta 13]

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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)

1(g). Function of Sarasvatī < [Chapter 2 - The Rivers in the Saṃhitā Literature]

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CCCXXXII < [Mokshadharma Parva]

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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)

Chapter XXXIII - On Covered Instruments (avanaddha)

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kanda I, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [First Kanda]

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