As a deity name
Name 703 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
steadfast, calm, resolute (-tā ), &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dhṛtimate" is the dative of "dhṛtimat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "dhṛtimat" is derived from "dhṛti" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
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)
dhṛti—mat mfn. steadfast, calm, resolute (-tā f.), Mn.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.
satisfied, content, MBh.; Ragh.
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Dictionary citations
dhṛti—mat mfn. steadfast, calm, resolute (-tā f.), Mn.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.
satisfied, content, MBh.; Ragh.
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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