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dhruvaध्रुवdhruvá mf(A/)n. (prob. fr. √ dhṛ, but cf. √ dhru and dhruv) fixed, firm, immovable, unchangeable, constant, lasting, permanent, eternal, [RV.] &c. &c. (e.g. the earth, a mountain, a pillar, a vow &c.; with svāṅga n. an inseparable member of the body, [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 177]; with dhenu f. a cow which stands quiet when milked, [AV. xii, 1, 45]; with diś f. the point of the heavens directly under the feet [reckoned among the quarters of the sky, cf. 2. diś] [AV.]; [Br.]; with smṛti f. a strong or retentive memory, [ChUp. vii, 26, 2]; cf. also under karaṇa and nakṣatra)
staying with (loc.), [RV. ix, 101, 12]
settled, certain, sure, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
ifc. = pāpa, [L.]
dhruvá m. the polar star (personified as son of Uttāna-pāda and grandson of Manu), [GṛS.]; [MBh.] &c.
celestial pole, [Sūryas.]
the unchangeable longitude of fixed stars, a constant arc, [ib.]
a knot, [VS. v, 21]; [30]
a post, stake, [L.]
the Indian fig-tree, [L.]
tip of the nose (?), [L.]
a partic. water-bird, [ib.]
the remaining (i.e. preserved) Graha which having been drawn in the morning is not offered till evening, [ŚBr.]; [Vait.]
(in music) the introductory verse of a song (recurring as a kind of burthen) or a partic. time or measure (tāla-viśeṣa)
any epoch to which a computation of dates is referred, [W.]
N. of an astrol. Yoga
of the syllable Om, [RāmatUp.]
of Brahmā, [L.]
of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
of Śiva, [Śivag.]
of a serpent supporting the earth, [GṛS.]; [TĀr.]
of a Vasu, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
of a son of Vasu-deva and Rohiṇī, [BhP.]
of an Āṅgirasa (supposed author of [RV. x, 173]), [Anukr.]
of a son of Nahuṣa, [MBh.]
of a follower of the Pāṇḍus, [ib.]
of a son of Ranti-nāra (or Ranti-bhāra), [Pur.]
dhruvá n. the fixed point (from which a departure takes place), [Pāṇ. i, 4, 24]
the enduring sound (supposed to be heard after the Abhinidhāna), [RPrāt.]
air, atmosphere, [L.]
a kind of house, [Gal.]
[cf. Zd. drva.]
dhruvamध्रुवम्(am), ind. firmly, constantly, certainly, surely, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
dhruvakāध्रुवकाf. (in music) = dhruvā f. (cf. dhuvakā)
N. of a woman g. bāhv-ādi.
dhruvakaध्रुवकm. the unchangeable longitude of fixed stars, [Sūryas.]
post, pale, stake, [L.]
(in music) = dhruvā f.
N. of an attendant of Skanda, [MBh.]
dhruvaseध्रुवसेdhruváse ind. (dat. as inf.) to stop or rest, [RV. i, 70, 1.]
dhruvakinध्रुवकिन्& °kila, mfn., see g. prekṣādi and picchādi.
dhruvasadध्रुवसद्dhruva—sád mfn. resting on firm ground, [VS.]
dhruvatvaध्रुवत्वdhruva—tva n. (in music) quick time or measure.
dhruvabhāgaध्रुवभागdhruva—bhāga m. the unchangeable longitude of fixed stars, [Gaṇit.], Sch.
dhruvaśīlaध्रुवशीलdhruva—śīla mfn. having a fixed residence, [Gaut.]
dhruvacyutध्रुवच्युत्dhruva—cyút mfn. shaking the immovable, [RV.]
dhruvadevīध्रुवदेवीdhruva—devī f. N. of a princess, [L.]
dhruvagatiध्रुवगतिdhruva—gati f. a firm position, [BhP.]
dhruva—gati mfn. going firmly, [ib.]
dhruvagopaध्रुवगोपdhruva—gopá m. protector of the Grahas called Dhruva, [Br.]; [KātyŚr.]
dhruvaketuध्रुवकेतुdhruva—ketu m. a kind of meteor, [Var.]
dhruvakilaध्रुवकिलdhruvakin & °kila, mfn., see g. prekṣādi and picchādi.
dhruvakṣitध्रुवक्षित्dhruva—kṣít mfn. resting firmly, [VS.]
dhruvanaḍīध्रुवनडीdhruva—naḍi or dhruva—na°ḍī, f. N. of wk.
dhruvanaḍiध्रुवनडिdhruva—naḍi or dhruva—na°ḍī, f. N. of wk.
dhruvapālaध्रुवपालdhruva—pāla m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
dhruvapadaध्रुवपदdhruva—pada n. N. of wk.
dhruvapaṭuध्रुवपटुdhruva—paṭu m. N. of a prince, [L.]
dhruvarāhuध्रुवराहुdhruva—rāhu m. a form of Rāhu, [Var.]
dhruvarājaध्रुवराजdhruva—rāja m. N. of a prince, [L.]
dhruvasenaध्रुवसेनdhruva—sena m. N. of 2 Valabhī princes, [Inscr.]
dhruvatārāध्रुवताराdhruva—tārā f. ([Sūryas.]) the polar star.
dhruvayoniध्रुवयोनिdhruvá—yoni (°vá-), mfn. having a firm resting-place, [VS.]
dhruvacakraध्रुवचक्रdhruva—cakra & dhruva—carita, n. N. of wks.
dhruvakṣemaध्रुवक्षेमdhruvá—kṣema (°vá-), mfn. firmly fixed, immovable, [RV.]
dhruvakṣitiध्रुवक्षितिdhruvá—kṣiti (°vá-), mfn. having a firm position or abode, [VS.]; [BhP.]
dhruvá—kṣiti m. a partic. personification, [TĀr.]
dhruvanṛtyaध्रुवनृत्यdhruva—nṛtya n. (in music) a partic. dance (cf. -gīta-n°).
dhruvaratnāध्रुवरत्नाdhruva—ratnā f. N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.]
dhruvasthālīध्रुवस्थालीdhruva—sthālī́ f. the vessel for the Graha called Dhruva, [TBr.]; [Lāṭy.]
dhruvasūktaध्रुवसूक्तdhruva—sūkta n. N. of wk.
dhruvasaṃdhiध्रुवसंधिdhruva—saṃdhi m. ‘whose alliance is sure’, N. of a son of Susaṃdhi or Suṣaṃdhi and father of Bharata, [R.]
of a son of Puṣya, [Ragh.]; [Pur.]
dhruvasiddhiध्रुवसिद्धिdhruva—siddhi m. ‘through whom cure is sure’, N. of a physician, [Mālav.]
dhruvastutiध्रुवस्तुतिdhruva—stuti f. N. of wk.
dhruvayaṣṭiध्रुवयष्टिdhruva—yaṣṭi f. the axis of the poles, [Gol.]
dhruvacaritaध्रुवचरितdhruva—cakra & dhruva—carita, n. N. of wks.
dhruvakabhāgaध्रुवकभागdhruvaka—bhāga m. (astron.) = dhruvaka, [Gaṇit.], Sch.
dhruvakṣetraध्रुवक्षेत्रdhruva—kṣetra n. N. of a place, [W.]
dhruvamānasaध्रुवमानसdhruva—mānasa n. N. of wk.
dhruvatārakaध्रुवतारकdhruva—tāraka n. ([Var.], Sch.) the polar star.
dhruvabhramaṇaध्रुवभ्रमणdhruva—bhramaṇa n.
dhruvalakṣaṇaध्रुवलक्षणdhruva—lakṣaṇa n. ‘the mark of recurring verses’, N. of ch. of [PSarv.]
dhruvamaṇḍalaध्रुवमण्डलdhruva—maṇḍala n. the polar region.
dhruvagītanṛtyaध्रुवगीतनृत्यdhruva—gīta-nṛtya n. (in music) a partic. dance.
dhruvabhramaṇādhikāraध्रुवभ्रमणाधिकारdhruva—bhrama°ṇādhikāra m. N. of wk.
dhruvabhramaṇayantraध्रुवभ्रमणयन्त्रdhruva—bhramaṇa—yantra n. N. of wk.