retain

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

हरते  { हृ } 	-	  harate  { hR } 	-	 verb 	-	 retain
संयच्छति  { सं- यम् } 	-	  saMyacchati  { saM- yam } 	-	 verb 1 	-	 retain
उदावर्तयति  { उदावृत् } 	-	  udAvartayati  { udAvRt } 	-	 verb caus. 	-	 retain
भाक्त 	-	  bhAkta 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retainer
भाक्तिक 	-	  bhAktika 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retainer
उदावर्तक 	-	  udAvartaka 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retaining
धारणा 	-	  dhAraNA 	-	 f.
  	-	 retaining
धृतशरीर 	-	  dhRtazarIra 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retaining a body
सङ्ग्रहीतव्य 	-	  saGgrahItavya 	-	 adj.
  	-	  to be retained on
सवीर 	-	  savIra 	-	 adj.
  	-	  with retainers or followers
शिथिल 	-	  zithila 	-	 adj.
  	-	  loosely retained or possessed
श्रुतधर 	-	  zrutadhara 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retaining what has been heard
स्ववृष्टि 	-	  svavRSTi 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retaining rain for one's self
भूतधर 	-	  bhUtadhara 	-	 adj.
  	-	 retaining or remembering the past
वेशोभगीन 	-	  vezobhagIna 	-	 adj.
  	-	  nourishing neighbours or retainers
वेशोभग्य 	-	  vezobhagya 	-	 adj.
  	-	  nourishing neighbours or retainers
बद्धवीर 	-	  baddhavIra 	-	 adj.
  	-	  one whose heroes or retainers have been bound
पूरककुम्भकरेचक 	-	  pUrakakumbhakarecaka 	-	 n.
  	-	  inhaling and then retaining and then exhaling air
बुद्धि 	-	  buddhi 	-	 f.
  	-	  power of forming and retaining conceptions and general notions
सुवीर 	-	  suvIra 	-	 adj.
  	-	  having or containing or consisting in excellent offspring or heroes or retainers

Monier Williams

English

 To RETAIN,  v. a.
   (Keep,  hold) धृ (c.  10. धारयति -यितुं,  c.
  1. धरति, 
धर्त्तुं),  सन्धृ,  धा (c.  3. दधाति,  धत्ते,  धातुं),  रक्ष् (c.  1. रक्षति -क्षितुं), 
संरक्ष्,  अभिरक्ष्,  धारणं कृ.
— (Keep back) विधृ,  निग्रह्,  विनिग्रह्
सन्निग्रड्,  संहृ,  उपसंहृ.
— (Hire,  engage) वेतनेन or मूल्येन ग्रह्, 
निरूपितवेतनं प्रतिज्ञाय कर्म्मणि नियुज् or स्था in caus.
  
— (Remem-
ber),  see the word.

Borooah

English

 RETAIN:
I To keep,  hold: q. v.
 :
(1)
धारयति,  सं-,  वि- (धृ,  c. 10.),  boldness and ability
to r. (i. e. remember): प्रागल्भ्यं धारयिष्णुता,  Ka.
 
i. 21.
(2) न मुञ्चति (मुच्,  c. 6. = not to leave:
q. v.
 ).
II To engage,  hire: (मूल्यं दत्त्वा etc.
 )
रक्षति (रक्ष्,  c. l.).

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  retain
vb. (keep back) प्रतिधारण (ancient word),  रखना

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