The Sanskrit term Vidhṛ can be transliterated into English as Vidhr or Vidhri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vidhṛ (विधृ).—1 U.

1) To seize, catch, catch or take hold of; अंशुकपल्लवेन विधृतः (aṃśukapallavena vidhṛtaḥ) Amaruśataka 85.

2) To put on, wear, use; पर्णशालामथ क्षिप्रं विधृतासिः प्रविश्य सः (parṇaśālāmatha kṣipraṃ vidhṛtāsiḥ praviśya saḥ) R.12.4 (v. l.).

3) To maintain, bear, support, hold up; शिरसा विधृता नित्यम् (śirasā vidhṛtā nityam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.82 (where sense 2 is also intended); विधृतमपरैर्दत्तं चान्यैर्विजित्य तृणं यथा (vidhṛtamaparairdattaṃ cānyairvijitya tṛṇaṃ yathā) Bhartṛhari 3.23.

4) To fix upon, direct towards.

5) To separate, divide.

6) To arrange, manage.

7) To withhold, abstruct, restrain.

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

Vidhṛ (विधृ):—[=vi-√dhṛ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -dharati, te (only [perfect tense] -dadhāra), to hold, bear, carry, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :—[Causal] -dhārayati (rarely te; [Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] -dhartari),

—to keep asunder or apart, separate, divide, distribute, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra];

—to arrange, manage, contrive, [Mahābhārata];

—to keep off, withhold from ([ablative]), [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa];

—to lay hold of, seize, hold fast, [Harivaṃśa];

—to check, restrain, [Suśruta];

—to support, maintain, [Praśna-upaniṣad];

— (with vapūṃṣi) to possess or have bodies, [Mahābhārata];

— (with manas) to keep the mind fixed upon ([locative case]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to preserve, take care of [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :

—[Intensive] (only [imperfect tense] vy-adardhar) to divide, separate, [Ṛg-veda]

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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)

Partial matches: Dhri, Vi.

Starts with: Vidhrish, Vidhrishti, Vidhrita, Vidhritanjali, Vidhritayudha, Vidhriti.

Ends with: Savitri.

Full-text: Mrityumahishidana, Vidharani, Vidharin, Vidharaya, Vidhritayudha, Vidharayitavya, Vidhartri, Vidharayitri, Vidhara, Vidharman, Vidharma, Vidhrita, Vidhriti, Shiras.

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