dhārā धारा dhā́rā f. stream or current of water (cf. tri-, dvi-, śata-, sahasra-), flood, gush, jet, drop (of any liquid), shower, rain (also fig. of arrows, flowers, &c.; vásor dh°, ‘source of good’, N. of a partic. libation to Agni, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; of a sacred bathing-place, [MBh.]; of Agni's wife, [BhP.]) a leak or hole in a pitcher &c., [L.] the pace of horse, [Śiś. v, 60] (5 enumerated, viz. dhorita, valgita, pluta, ut-tejita, ut-terita, or ā-skandita, recita for the two latter, [L.]; with paramā, the quickest pace, [Kathās. xxxi, 39]) uniformity, sameness (as of flowing water?), [L.] custom, usage, [W.] continuous line or series (cf. vana-) fig. line of a family, [L.] N. of a sacred bathing-place (also with māheśvarī cf. above), [MBh.] of a town (the residence of Bhoja), [Cat.] dhā́rā f. (√ dhāv) margin, sharp edge, rim, blade (esp. of a sword, knife, &c.; fig. applied to the flame of fire), [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. the edge of a mountain, [L.] the rim of a wheel, [Ragh. xiii, 15] the fence or hedge of a garden, [L.] the van of an army, [L.] the tip of the ear, [L.] highest point, summit (cf. °rādhirūḍha) glory, excellence, [L.] night, [L.] turmeric, [L.] dhārāla धाराल mfn. g. sidhmādi. dhārāṭa धाराट dhārā°ṭa m. (°rāṭa) the Cāṭaka bird (fond of rain-drops), [L.] a horse (going in paces See above), [L.] a cloud (filled with drops), [L.] a furious elephant (emitting rut-fluid), [L.] dhārāya धाराय Nom. Ā. °yate, to be like a stream, [Amar. 20], Sch. dhārāṅga धाराङ्ग (°rāṅga) m. a sacred bathing-place, [L.] dhārā°ṅga (°rāṅ°) m. sword, [L.] dhārāśru धाराश्रु dhārā°śru (°rāśru) n. a flood of tears, [Amar.] dhārāgra धाराग्र dhārā°gra (°rāg°) n. the broad-edged head of an arrow, [L.] dhārāvat धारावत् dhārā—vat mfn. having an edge, edged, [Kām.] dhārādhara धाराधर dhārā—dhara m. ‘water-bearer’, a cloud, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. dhārā—dhara m. sword, [L.] dhārāghoṣa धाराघोष dhārā—ghoṣa m. the noise of milk flowing into a bucket, [ĀpŚr.] dhārāphala धाराफल dhārā—phala m. N. of a tree with prickly fruits (= madana), [L.] dhārāśita धाराशित dhārā—śita mfn. (milk) cooled after having been milked, [Bhpr.] dhārāgṛha धारागृह dhārā—gṛha n. a bath-room with flowing water, shower-bath, [Suśr.]; [Kāv.] dhārājala धाराजल dhārā—jala n. blood dripping from the edge of a sword, [Kād.]; [Prasannar.] dhārāmbhas धाराम्भस् dhārā°mbhas (°rām°) n. = -ra-jala, [Prasannar.] dhārāpāta धारापात dhārā—pāta m. (only pl.) = -nipāta, [Mṛcch.]; [Megh.] dhārāpatha धारापथ dhārā—patha m. ‘rim-path’ i.e. the rut (of a wheel), [Dharmaś.] the reach of a blade °tham prāpay, to cause to perish by the blade of (gen.), [Veṇīs. iii, 7.] dhārāsāra धारासार dhārā°sāra (°rās°) m. id., [Kāv.]; [Hit.] dhārāsūra धारासूर dhārā—sūra m. or n. N. of a place situated on the river Go-dāvarī, [Cat.] dhārāvāsa धारावास dhārā—vāsa m. N. of a town, [Pañcad.] dhārāvani धारावनि dhārā—vani m. wind, [L.] (cf. next). dhārāvara धारावर dhārā—vará mfn. fond of showers (Marut), [RV. ii, 34, 1] (cf. prec.) dhārāvatī धारावती dhārā—vatī f. N. of a town, [PadmaP.] dhārā—vatī f. See 1. dhārā. dhārāviṣa धाराविष dhārā—viṣa m. ‘having a poisoned edge’, a sword, scimitar, [L.] dhārāyāja धारायाज dhārā—yāja m. a sacrifice connected with a libation, [KātyŚr.], Sch. dhārādhvani धाराध्वनि dhārā—dhvani m. the sound of falling rain or flowing water, [W.] dhārāṅkura धाराङ्कुर dhārā°ṅkura m. (°rāṅk) a rain-drop, [L.] hail, [VarBṛS. xxxii, 21] advancing before the line of an army to defy an enemy, [L.] dhārāñcala धाराञ्चल dhārā°ñcala (°rāñ°) m. the edge of a sword, [Prasannar.] dhārāgraha धाराग्रह dhārā—graha m. a cup filled from flowing Soma, [KātyŚr.] dhārāpayas धारापयस् dhārā—payas n. = -jala, [Vcar.] dhārāsnuhī धारास्नुही dhārā—snuhī f. N. of a plant, [L.] dhārāvarta धारावर्त m. (°rāv°) whirlpool dhārāvarṣa धारावर्ष dhārā—varṣa m. n. a torrent of rain, [Kāv.] dhārādhirūḍha धाराधिरूढ dhārā°dhirūḍha (°rādh°) mfn. elevated to the highest point or pitch, [Kathās. vi, 62.] dhārādhvaṃsa धाराध्वंस dhārā—dhvaṃsa N. of a poem, [Cat.] dhārānipāta धारानिपात dhārā—nipāta m. rain-shower, [Pañc.] dhārānuyāja धारानुयाज dhārā°nuyāja (°rān°) m. a secondary sacrifice connected with a libation, [KātyŚr.], Sch. dhārāsalila धारासलिल dhārā—salila n. = -jala, [Dharmaś.] dhārāyantra धारायन्त्र dhārā—yantra n. ‘water-machine’, a fountain, [Kāv.] dhārāgṛhatva धारागृहत्व dhārā—gṛha—tva n., [Vcar.] dhārākadamba धाराकदम्ब dhārā—kadamba m. Nauclea Cordifolia, [Kād.] (also °baka, [L.]) N. of a poet, [Cat.] dhārāsampāta धारासम्पात dhārā—sampāta m. = -nipāta, [Prab.] dhārāvartena धारावर्तेन dhārā—vartena ind. (ena) fluently, quickly, [Hcat.] dhārādharāgama धाराधरागम dhārā—dha°rāgama m. ‘cloud-coming’, the rainy season, [Kād.] dhārādharātyaya धाराधरात्यय dhārā—dha°rātyaya m. ‘cloud-ceasing’, autumn, [Car.] dhārādharodyāna धाराधरोद्यान dhārā—dha°rodyāna n. ‘cloud-garden’, N. of a grove, [Priyad.] dhārāntaracara धारान्तरचर dhārā°ntara-cara (°rānt°) mfn. ‘moving among swords’, daring, audacious, impudent, [R.] (v.l. dharānt° and hārānt°). dhārāyantragṛha धारायन्त्रगृह dhārā—yantra—gṛha n. a bath-room with fountains, [Kathās.]