# धरति
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ধৰতি (Assamese script)
* ᬥᬭᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
* ধরতি (Bengali script)
* 𑰠𑰨𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀥𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* ဓရတိ (Burmese script)
* ધરતિ (Gujarati script)
* ਧਰਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌧𑌰𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
* ꦣꦫꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
* 𑂡𑂩𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
* ಧರತಿ (Kannada script)
* ធរតិ (Khmer script)
* ຘຣຕິ (Lao script)
* ധരതി (Malayalam script)
* ᢡᠠᡵᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
* 𑘠𑘨𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
* ᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧀𑧈𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐢𑐬𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
* ଧରତି (Odia script)
* ꢤꢬꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆣𑆫𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
* 𑖠𑖨𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
* ධරති (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩮𑩼𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚜𑚤𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
* த⁴ரதி (Tamil script)
* ధరతి (Telugu script)
* ธรติ (Thai script)
* དྷ་ར་ཏི (Tibetan script)
* 𑒡𑒩𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨜𑨫𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

A secondary formation from the root धृ (dhṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /dʱɐ́.ɾɐ.ti/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /d̪ʱɐ.ɾɐ.t̪i/

### Verb

धरति • (dhárati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root धृ)
* to hold, bear (also bring forth), carry, maintain, preserve, keep, possess, have, use, employ, practise, undergo
* (with or scil. आत्मानम् (ātmānam), जीवितम् (jīvitam), प्राणान् (prāṇān), देहम् (deham), शरीरम् (śarīram) etc.) to preserve soul or body, continue living, survive (especially future dhariṣyati; compare passive below)
* to hold back, keep down, stop, restrain, suppress, resist
* to place or fix in, bestow or confer on (locative)
* to destine for (dative; Ā. also to be destined for or belong to)
* to present to (genitive)
* to direct or turn (attention, mind, etc.) towards, fix or resolve upon (locative or dative)
* (Ā) to be ready or prepared for
* (Ā, P) to owe anything (accusative) to (dative or genitive)
* to prolong (in pronunciation)
* to quote, cite
* (with गर्भम् (garbham)) to conceive, be pregnant (older garbham- √bhṛ)
* (with दण्डम् (daṇḍam), दमम् (damam)) to inflict punishment on (locative)
* (with केशान् (keśān), or श्मश्रु (śmaśru)) to let the hair or beard grow
* (with रश्मीन् (raśmīn) or प्रहरान् (praharān)) to draw the reins tight
* (with धरमम् (dharamam)) to fulfil a duty
* (with व्रतम् (vratám)) to observe or keep a vow
* (with धारणाम् (dhāraṇām)) to practise self-control
* (with तपस् (tapas)) to perform penance
* (with मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) or मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni), शिरसा (śirasā) or शिरसि (śirasi)) to bear on the head, honour highly
* (with or scil. तुलया (tulayā)) to hold in a balance, weigh, measure
* (with or scil. मनसा (manasā)) to bear in mind, recollect, remember
* (with समये (samaye)) to hold to an agreement, cause to make a compact
* (passive voice) to be borne
* (passive voice) to be firm, keep steady
* (passive voice) to continue living, exist, remain
* (passive voice) to begin, resolve upon, undertake (dative; accusative or infinitive)
* (intensive) to hold fast, bear firmly, fasten

#### Descendants

* Magadhi Prakrit:
** Assamese: ধৰা (dhora)
** Bengali: ধরা (dhora)
** Odia: ଧରିବା (dharibā)
* Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀭𑀇 (dharaï)
** Konkani: धर्चे (dharce)
** Old Marathi: 𑘠𑘨𑘜𑘹 (dharaṇe)
*** Marathi: धरणे (dharṇe)
* Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀭𑀤𑀺 (dharadi)
** Gujarati: ધરવું (dharvũ)
** Hindi: धरना (dharnā)
** Nepali: धर्नु (dharnu)
** Punjabi: ਧਰਣਾ (dharṇā)
** Romani: therel
** Sindhi: ڌَرَڻُ / धरणु (dharaṇu)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “धृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 519, column 1.
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dharati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press: “Pres. st. formed from fut. dhariṣyḗ AV., inf. dhartum, &c.”