As a deity name
Name 483 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 89 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 264 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 773 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
धृति · noun · feminine
धारण । धरने या पकड़ने की क्रिया · स्थिर रहने की क्रिया या भाव । ठहराव · मन की द्दढ़ता चित्त की अविचलता । धैर्य । धीरता — Śabdasāgara
धृति · noun · masculine
जयद्रथ राजा का पौत्र · एक विश्वदेव का नाम · यदुवंशीय वभु का पुत्र — Śabdasāgara
धृति · dhr̤iti · s.f.
Holding, holding fast, having, possessing, keeping; firmness, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, fortitude, energy, resolution; strong will, self-command; satisfaction, contentment, happiness — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 541
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
holding, seizing, keeping, supporting (cf. carṣaṇī-, vi-), firmness, constancy, resolution, will, command, &c. &c.
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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)
Resolution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma (MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.) or as a Śakti (Hcat. &c.)
N. of partic. evening oblations at the Aśvamedha, ŚBr.
any offering or sacrifice, W.
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