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hold meaning in Sanskrit

धरति dhárati

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hold in Sanskrit: धरति (dhárati), धृ (dhṛ), दध् (dadh), मल् (mal). In English, hold means to grasp or grip.

Sanskrit words for hold

to hold, bear , carry, maintain, preserve, keep, possess, have, use, employ, practise, undergo
धरति dhárati
to hold
धृ dhṛ, दध् dadh
to hold, possess
मल् mal
to hold or stretch forth, hold
प्रग्रह् pragrah
to hold or keep in, hold back, restrain, check, curb, govern, subdue, control
यम् yam

English meaning of hold

  1. verb To grasp or grip.
  2. verb To contain or store.
  3. verb To have and keep possession of something.
  4. verb To reserve.

Full definition of hold

hold in a sentence

  • Hold the pencil like this.
  • This package holds six bottles.
  • Hold my coat for me.

Synonyms of hold

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Questions about hold in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hold in Sanskrit?
Hold in Sanskrit is धरति (dhárati), धृ (dhṛ), दध् (dadh), मल् (mal).
hold इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hold: धरति (dhárati), धृ (dhṛ), दध् (dadh), मल् (mal).
What does hold mean in English?
Hold means to grasp or grip.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hold”: दध्, धरति, धृ, प्रग्रह्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hold (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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