As a deity name
Name 194 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. carṣaṇī-, vi-), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dhṛtaye" is the dative of "dhṛti" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
dhṛti f. holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. carṣaṇī-, vi-), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, RV. &c. &c.
satisfaction, content, joy, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (˚tiṃ-√ kṛ, to keep ground or stand still, MBh. vii, 4540; to find pleasure or satisfaction, Ratn. iv, 4/5; ˚tim-√ bandh, to show firmness, Amar. 67; to fix the mind on Mn. v, 47)
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