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dhāreyya

dhāreti

opt 3rd sg of dhāreti (verb)

1. holds up; holds out; lit. carries
2. carries; bears
3. bears in mind; keeps in mind; remembers (something about); lit. carries
4. owes (a debt) (to); lit. carries
5. wears; dresses (in); lit. carries
6. considers; accepts (something as); lit. carries

Etymology. dhāre + ti; from √dhar 'wear, hold, carry'; Sanskrit dhārayati [dhṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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