Dhrik, Dhṛk: 8 definitions
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Dhrik means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Dhṛk can be transliterated into English as Dhrk or Dhrik, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Dhṛk (धृक्) refers to “name of a molding § 3.19.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dhṛk (धृक्) refers to “assuming (a particular form)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] Once Dharma (Virtue) assumed the guise of a king (vṛṣarūpa-dhṛk) by his magical power and happened to see on the way that lady of gentle smiles going to the celestial river for her holy dip. The lord Dharma was seated in a beautiful chariot studded with gems. He was bedecked in many kinds of ornaments. He was in the prime of fresh youth, glorious and lustrous like the cupid. On seeing Padmā he spoke thus, in order to know the innermost feelings of the sage’s wife”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dhṛk (धृक्).—a. (At the end of comp.) Bearing, carrying, supporting &c; कालरूप°, शक्ति° (kālarūpa°, śakti°) &c.
Dhṛk (धृक्).—[-dhṛk], latter part of comp. words, and only in the nom. sing. (probably a form of dhṛ + t), 1. Bearing, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 9. 2. Sustaining, Mahābhārata 12, 10432. 3. Old, 3, 12597.
Dhṛk (धृक्).—(only [nominative] sgl.) & dhṛt [adjective] holding, bearing, supporting, having, possessing (—°).
Dhṛk (धृक्):—[from dhṛ] (only [nominative case] sg.) = (and [varia lectio] for) dhṛt
Dhṛk (धृक्):—(von dhar) adj. am Ende eines comp. (nur im nom. sg. erscheinend) tragend: śakti [Mahābhārata 3, 14383. 16016. 6, 4902. 13, 2276. 14, 2299.] [Harivaṃśa 10625.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 6, 9.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 18, 9. 19, 23.] śarīra [Harivaṃśa 10532.] sahasraśīrṣa [12822.] dvijaveśa [Mahābhārata 3, 16939.] kālarūpa [1, 5470. 3, 11190. 16017. 13, 1180.] [Harivaṃśa 16006.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 17, 22. 2, 10, 36.] trikāla [Mahābhārata 13, 1175.] bahuvarṣasahasra so v. a. viele tausend Jahre alt [3, 12597.] ertragend: śītoṣṇakṣujjarādhi [Mahābhārata 12, 10432.] Auf dṛh (vgl. darh, dadhṛk) befestigend, dauerhaft machend ist das Wort in den folgenden Stellen zurückzuführen: prāṇadhṛgasi prāṇaṃ me dṛṃha [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 7, 5, 19, 2.] prāṇa, vyāna [Kāṭhaka-Recension 5, 15.] viśva [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 99,] [Nalopākhyāna] Die Erklärer nehmen dhṛṣ als Grundform an und identificiren diese mit dharṣ . — Vgl. daṇḍa, deha, dharma .
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Dhṛk (धृक्):—, macchasvarūpa [Oxforder Handschriften 16,a,25.] sarveṣāṃ pratirūpa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 10, 20.] tasya vākya im Besitz seiner Worte (seines Auftrages) seiend [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 103, 5.] — Vgl. sūtradhṛk .
Dhṛk (धृक्):—(nur Nom. Sg.) Adj. = dhṛt. —
1) haltend , tragend. —
2) ein Gewand , eine Gestalt , eines Leib u.s.w. tragend , so v.a. habend , im Besitz von Etwas seiend. bahuvarṣasahasra viele tausend Jahre alt. —
3) ertragend. — Die v.l. hat dhṛt (z.B. [Mahābhārata 1,138,31.3,137,24.183,41.227,16.3,278,16.17.300,21.13,17,62]), bhṛt ([6,107,17] = [6,4902]) und kṛt ([12,248,158] = [12,10432]). dhṛk hat auch [Mahābhārata 23,40,29.14,78,47.] Vgl. dṛh.
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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Full-text (+37): Shuladhrik, Dandadhrik, Dehadhrik, Pinakadhrik, Vishvadhrik, Shariradhrik, Dharmadhrik, Sutradhrik, Nagarupadhrik, Rupadhrik, Vishvasutradhrik, Shataparvadhrik, Vajradhrik, Pranadhrik, Vasadhrik, Yajnarupadhrik, Shaktidhrik, Svadhyayadhrik, Vakyadhrik, Pratirupadhrik.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.15.31 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Verse 4.21.11 < [Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Brāhmana’s Wives]
Verse 1.8.19 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Birth]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The concept of Amsa Avatara < [Chapter 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 7.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 7 (text and commentary)]
Mayamata and Building Construction (study) (by Ripan Ghosh)
Part 4.4 - The Sthūpikā (Finial) < [Chapter 5 - Core Construction of the Building]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.1.75-76 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Verse 1.3.79 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]