As a deity name
Name 31 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
[dhṛ-ktin] 1 Taking, holding, seizing. 2 Having, possessing. 3 Maintaining, supporting. 4 Firmness; steadiness, constancy. 5 Fortitude, energy, resolution’ courage, self-command; b…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M2 · same meaning "dhṛtiḥ" is "dhṛti" with final visarga (ḥ) — regular end-of-word sandhi (Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15, cited from the engine's own derivation). Same word.
visarga sandhi · aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivationDictionary citations
dhṛtiḥ f. [dhṛ-ktin] 1 Taking, holding, seizing. 2 Having, possessing. 3 Maintaining, supporting. 4 Firmness; steadiness, constancy. 5 Fortitude, energy, resolution’ courage, self-command; bhaja dhṛtiṃ tyaja bhītimahetukāṃ N. 4. 105; Ki. 6. 11; R. 8. 66. 6 Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, happiness, delight, joy; dhṛteśca dhīraḥ sadṛśīrvyadhatta saḥ R. 3. 10; 16. 82; na cakṣurbadhnāti dhṛtiṃ V. 2. 8; Śi. 7. 10, 14. 7 Satisfaction considered as one of the 33 subordinate feelings (in Rhetoric); jñānābhīṣṭāgamādyaistu saṃpūrṇaspṛhatā dhṛtiḥ . sauhityavacanollāsasahāsapratibhādikṛt S. D. 198, 168. 8 A sacrifice. Comp. — muṣ a. (pb) destroying all composure, discomposing.
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)
Alternative readings
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