As a deity name
Name 308 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 698 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 329 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
धुर्य · noun · masculine
ऋषभ नामक ओषधि जो लहसुन की तरह होती और हिमालय पर मिलती है · विष्णु · बैल — Śabdasāgara
धुर्य · adj
धुरंधर · श्रेष्ठ · बोझ ढोनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fit to be harnessed, able to draw or bear
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dhurya" is derived from "dhur" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dhur f. (m. only, MBh. xiii, 2876; nom. and stem before a cons. dhūr; fr. √ dhṛ) a yoke; (fig.) burden, load, RV. (v, 43, 8?) &c. &c.
pole or shaft of a carriage (esp. their forepart)
dhurya mfn. (w.r. dhūrya) fit to be harnessed, able to draw or bear (Pāṇ. iv, 4, 77)
being at the head of, foremost, best, AV.; MBh. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dhurya mfn. (w.r. dhūrya) fit to be harnessed, able to draw or bear (Pāṇ. iv, 4, 77)
being at the head of, foremost, best, AV.; MBh. &c.
eminently fit for or distinguished by (comp.), Bālar. iii, 2/3
dhurya m. beast of burden, horse, bullock &c., Mn.; MBh. &c.
minister, charge d'affaires, W. (with mantrin, Kathās. ix, 14)
dhur f. (m. only, MBh. xiii, 2876; nom. and stem before a cons. dhūr; fr. √ dhṛ) a yoke; (fig.) burden, load, RV. (v, 43, 8?) &c. &c.
pole or shaft of a carriage (esp. their forepart)
Alternative readings
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