pra-√ dhṛ (only pf. Ā. -dadhre, with manas), to set the mind upon anything (dat.), resolve, determine, [MBh.] : Caus. P. -dhārayati, to chastise, inflict a punishment on any one (loc.; cf. daṇḍaṃ-√ dhṛ), [MBh.]; to keep in remembrance, [ib.]; to reflect, consider, [ib.]; [Pat.]; (pradhārayantu w.r. for pra dhārā yantu, [ĀśvGṛ. iii, 12, 14]).