dhātu धातु m. layer, stratum, [KātyŚr.]; [Kauś.] constituent part, ingredient (esp. [and in [RV.] only] ifc., where often = ‘fold’ e.g. tri-dhā́tu, threefold &c.; cf. triviṣṭi-, sapta-, su-), [RV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. element, primitive matter (= mahā-bhūta, [L.]), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. (usually reckoned as 5, viz. kha or ākāśa, anila, tejas, jala, bhū; to which is added brahma, [Yājñ. iii, 145]; or vijñāna, [Buddh.]) a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body (distinct from the 5 mentioned above and conceived either as 3 humours [called also doṣa] phlegm, wind and bile, [BhP.] [cf. purīṣa, māṃsa, manas, [ChUp. vi, 5, 1]]; or as the 5 organs of sense, indriyāṇi [cf. s.v. and [MBh. xii, 6842], where śrotra, ghrāṇa, āsya, hṛdaya and koṣṭha are mentioned as the 5 dh° of the human body born from the either] and the 5 properties of the elements perceived by them, gandha, rasa, rūpa, sparśa and śabda, [L.]; or the 7 fluids or secretions, chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, semen, [Suśr.] [[L.] rasādi or rasa-raktādi, of which sometimes 10 are given, the above 7 and hair, skin, sinews, [BhP.]]) primary element of the earth i.e. metal, mineral, ore (esp. a mineral of a red colour), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. element of words i.e. grammatical or verbal root or stem, [Nir.]; [Prāt.]; [MBh.] &c. (with the southern Buddhists means either the 6 elements [see above] [Dharmas. xxv]; or the 18 elementary spheres [dhātu-loka] [ib.] [lviii]; or the ashes of the body, relics, [L.] [cf. -garbha]). a cause, [Sukh. i]. dhā́tu mfn. (√ dhe) to be sucked in or drunk (havis), [RV. v, 44, 3] dhā́tu f. = dhenu, milch cow, [Lāṭy. vii, 5, 9.] n. (with rauhiṇa) N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.] dhātuja धातुज dhātu—ja mfn. produced or derived from a verbal root dhātu—ja m. or n. bitumen, [L.] dhātuka धातुक mfn. (ifc.) = 1. dhātu m. n. bitumen, [L.] dhātula धातुल mfn. full of (comp.), [HPariś.] dhātupa धातुप dhātu—pa m. ‘chief of the 7 fluids’ elementary juice or chyle, [L.] dhātubhṛt धातुभृत् dhātu—bhṛt m. ‘earth-bearer’, a mountain, [L.] a robust man, [W.] dhātu—bhṛt mfn. promoting the animal secretions, [ib.] dhātughna धातुघ्न dhātu—ghna m. ‘destroying the humours’, sour gruel, [L.] dhātuhan धातुहन् dhātu—han m. ‘destroying metals’, sulphur, [L.] dhātumat धातुमत् dhātu—mat mfn. containing elements, [BhP.] abounding in minerals or metals, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] dhātuviṣ धातुविष् dhātu—viṣ f. = -mala, lead, [L.] dhātughoṣā धातुघोषा dhātu—ghoṣā f. N. of wk. on verbal roots. dhātugaṇa धातुगण dhātu—gaṇa m. ‘list of roots’, N. of wk. dhātukāya धातुकाय dhātu—kāya m. N. of wk. dhātukathā धातुकथा dhātu—kathā f. N. of wk. dhātukośa धातुकोश dhātu—kośa m. dhātumālā धातुमाला dhātu—mālā & dhātu—ratna-mañjarī & dhātu—ratna-mañjari, f. N. of wks. on gramm. roots. dhātumala धातुमल dhātu—mala n. impure excretion from the fluids of the body, faeces, [BhP.] lead (the most impure of metals), [L.] dhātumaya धातुमय dhātu—maya mf(I)n. metallic, [Kāv.] dhātupāṭha धातुपाठ dhātu—pāṭha m. ‘recital of grammatical roots’, N. of an ancient list of roots ascribed to Pāṇini. dhātupūjā धातुपूजा dhātu—pūjā f. N. of wk. dhāturūpa धातुरूप dhātu—rūpa n. N. of wk. on verbal roots. dhātuvāda धातुवाद dhātu—vāda m. metallurgy, alchemy, [Kād.] dhātuviṣa धातुविष dhātu—viṣa n. a mineral poison, [Suśr.] dhātucūrṇa धातुचूर्ण dhātu—cūrṇa n. mineral powder, [Suśr.] dhātugarbha धातुगर्भ dhātu—garbha m. (with, [Buddh.]) receptacle for ashes or relics, a Dāgaba or Dāgoba (Sinhalese corruption of Pāli Dhātu-gabbha), [MWB. xxxv] dhātukāvya धातुकाव्य dhātu—kāvya n. N. of wk. dhātukalpa धातुकल्प dhātu—kalpa m. N. of wk. dhātukriyā धातुक्रिया dhātu—kriyā f. metallurgy, [Var.] dhātukṣaya धातुक्षय dhātu—kṣaya m. waste of the humours, consumption dhātumārin धातुमारिन् dhātu—mārin m. ‘dissolving metals’, sulphur, [L.] dhātumattā धातुमत्ता dhātu—mat-tā f., [Kum. i, 4.] dhātupriyā धातुप्रिया dhātu—priyā f. N. of a Kiṃnarī, [Kāraṇḍ.] dhātupuṣpī धातुपुष्पी dhātu—puṣpikā & dhātu—puṣ°pī, f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.] (cf. dhātṛ-). dhātusāmya धातुसाम्य dhātu—sāmya n. equilibrium of the bodily humours, good health, [MW.] dhātustūpa धातुस्तूप dhātu—stūpa m. (with, [Buddh.]) ‘relic-receptacle’, a Dāgaba, [MWB. 504]; [Kāraṇḍ.] dhātuvādin धातुवादिन् dhātu—vā°din m. assayer, metallurgist, [Kāv.] dhātuvairin धातुवैरिन् dhātu—vairin m. ‘metal-enemy’, sulphur, [L.] dhātuvṛtti धातुवृत्ति dhātu—vṛtti f. Comm. on verbal roots, (with mādhavīyā) Sāyaṇa's Comm. on [Dhātup.] dhātuśekhara धातुशेखर dhātu—śekhara n. ‘chief of minerals’, green vitriol, [L.] dhātuśodhana धातुशोधन dhātu—śodhana m. or n. lead, [L.] dhātudīpikā धातुदीपिका dhātu—taraṃgiṇī & dhātu—dīpikā, f. N. of gram. wks. dhātugrāhin धातुग्राहिन् dhātu—grāhin m. calimine, [L.] dhātukāsīsa धातुकासीस dhātu—kāsīsa n. red sulphate of iron, [L.] dhātukuśala धातुकुशल dhātu—kuśala mfn. skilled in metals, metallurgist, [Var.] dhātumāraṇa धातुमारण dhātu—māraṇa n. N. of a med. wk. dhātumāriṇī धातुमारिणी dhātu—māriṇī f. borax, [ib.] dhātunāśana धातुनाशन dhātu—nāśana n. = -ghna, [L.] dhātunidāna धातुनिदान dhātu—nidāna n. N. of a med. wk. dhāturājaka धातुराजक dhātu—rājaka n. ‘chief fluid of the body’, semen, [L.] dhātusādhana धातुसाधन dhātu—sādhana n. ‘complete scheme of verbal roots’, N. of wk. containing paradigms of conjugation. dhātusamāsa धातुसमास dhātu—saṃgraha & dhātu—samāsa, m. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhātuvikāra धातुविकार dhātu—vikāra m. = -kṣaya, [MW.] dhātudrāvaka धातुद्रावक dhātu—drāvaka n. ‘dissolving metals’ borax, [Bhpr.] dhātulakṣaṇa धातुलक्षण dhātu—lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. on some Vedic verbs. dhātumākṣika धातुमाक्षिक dhātu—mākṣika n. sulphuret of iron, [L.] dhātumañjarī धातुमञ्जरी dhātu—mañjarī f. ‘root-garland’, N. of a gramm. wk. dhātupradīpa धातुप्रदीप dhātu—pradīpa m. N. of wk. dhātuprakāśa धातुप्रकाश dhātu—prakāśa m. N. of wk. dhātupuṣpikā धातुपुष्पिका dhātu—puṣpikā & dhātu—puṣ°pī, f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.] (cf. dhātṛ-). dhāturahasya धातुरहस्य dhātu—rahasya n. N. of wk. on gramm. roots. dhātusambhava धातुसम्भव dhātu—sambhava m. or n. lead. dhātuvallabha धातुवल्लभ dhātu—vallabha n. ‘friend of metals’, borax, [L.] dhātucandrikā धातुचन्द्रिका dhātu—candrikā f. N. of wk. dhātupārāyaṇa धातुपारायण dhātu—pārāyaṇa or dhātu—pārāya°ṇīya, n. or dhātu—pārāyaṇa—vṛtti, f. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhātuprasakta धातुप्रसक्त dhātu—prasakta mfn. devoted to alchemy, [Var.] dhāturūpāvalī धातुरूपावली dhātu—rūpāvalī f. N. of wk. on verbal roots. dhātusaṃgraha धातुसंग्रह dhātu—saṃgraha & dhātu—samāsa, m. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhātucintāmaṇi धातुचिन्तामणि dhātu—cintā-maṇi m. N. of wk. dhātukramamālā धातुक्रममाला dhātu—krama-mālā f. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhātukṣayakāsa धातुक्षयकास dhātu—kṣaya—kāsa m. a consumptive cough, [L.] dhātupradīpikā धातुप्रदीपिका dhātu—pradīpikā f. N. of wk. dhātuprakaraṇa धातुप्रकरण dhātu—prakaraṇa n. N. of wk. dhāturūpādarśa धातुरूपादर्श dhātu—rūpādarśa m. N. of wk. on verbal roots. dhāturatnākara धातुरत्नाकर dhātu—ratnākara m. N. of wk. on gramm. roots. dhāturatnāvalī धातुरत्नावली dhātu—ratnāvalī f. N. of wk. on gramm. roots. dhāturatnamālā धातुरत्नमाला dhātu—ratna-mālā f. N. of a med. wk. dhātutaraṃgiṇī धातुतरंगिणी dhātu—taraṃgiṇī & dhātu—dīpikā, f. N. of gram. wks. dhātucandrodaya धातुचन्द्रोदय dhātu—candrodaya m. N. of wk. dhātugarbhakumbha धातुगर्भकुम्भ dhātu—garbha—kumbha m. a relic-urn, [Hcar.] dhātupārāyaṇīya धातुपारायणीय dhātu—pārāyaṇa or dhātu—pārāya°ṇīya, n. or dhātu—pārāyaṇa—vṛtti, f. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhāturatnamañjarī धातुरत्नमञ्जरी dhātu—mālā & dhātu—ratna-mañjarī & dhātu—ratna-mañjari, f. N. of wks. on gramm. roots. dhāturatnamañjari धातुरत्नमञ्जरि dhātu—mālā & dhātu—ratna-mañjarī & dhātu—ratna-mañjari, f. N. of wks. on gramm. roots. dhātupārāyaṇavṛtti धातुपारायणवृत्ति dhātu—pārāyaṇa or dhātu—pārāya°ṇīya, n. or dhātu—pārāyaṇa—vṛtti, f. N. of wks. on verbal roots. dhātuparyāyadīpikā धातुपर्यायदीपिका dhātu—paryāya-dīpikā & dhātu—paryāya-mañjūṣā, f. N. of wks. on grammatical or verbal roots. dhātuparyāyamañjūṣā धातुपर्यायमञ्जूषा dhātu—paryāya-dīpikā & dhātu—paryāya-mañjūṣā, f. N. of wks. on grammatical or verbal roots. dhātupratyayapañcaka धातुप्रत्ययपञ्चक dhātu—pratyaya-pañcaka n. N. of wk. dhātupratyayapañjikā धातुप्रत्ययपञ्जिका dhātu—pratyaya-pañjikā f. N. of wk.