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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhru (ध्रु).—1, 6 P. (dhravati, dhruvati)

1) To be firm or fixed.

2) To go, move (dhru gatisthairyayoḥ) बुद्धिपूर्वं ध्रुवन् (buddhipūrvaṃ dhruvan)... Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.13.

3) To ascertain, know definitely.

4) To kill.

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

Dhru (ध्रु).—r. 1st cl. (dhruvati) r. 6th cl. (dhruvati) 1. To be firm or fixed. 2. To go or move. gatau bhvā0 pa0 aniṭ . tudā0 ku0 pa0 aniṭ . sthairye aka0 sarpaṇe saka .

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Dhrū (ध्रू).—r. 6th cl. (dhruvati) 1. To be firm, to stand fast. 2. To go or move.

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

Dhru (ध्रु).—i. 1 and 6, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To stand firm. 2. To go. 3. To know.

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

1) Dhru (ध्रु):—1. dhru [class] 6. [Parasmaipada] dhruvati ([Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14]) to go;

—to be firm or fixed (also [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] dhravati, [Dhātupāṭha xxii, 45]; p. dhruvat, knowing, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; perf. dudhrāva, be killed, [ib.])

2) 2. dhru See asmṛta-dhru.

3) 3. dhru See dhvṛ.

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

1) Dhru (ध्रु):—dhravati (śa) dhruvati 6. a. To be firm or fixed; to go or move.

2) Dhrū (ध्रू):—(śa) dhrubati 6. a. To firm; to go.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+99): Dhrub phool, Dhruna, Dhrupad, Dhrupada, Dhrupadakhyanritya, Dhrupadya, Dhrut, Dhruthi, Dhruti, Dhruv, Dhruv-adhikarana, Dhruv-adhikaranika, Dhruva, Dhruva-ghata, Dhruvabera, Dhruvabhaga, Dhruvabhramana, Dhruvabhramanadhikara, Dhruvabhramanayantra, Dhruvabhuti.

Ends with: Asmritadhru, Prishadhru, Prushadhru.

Full-text: Dhruv, Asmritadhru, Dhrut, Dhruti, Kudhra, Dhruvase, Prishadhra, Dhvar, Dhruva, Dhu, Dru, Toda.

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

Rig Veda 10.61.4 < [Sukta 61]

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