WORDS IN NAMES
dhara in names
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The dictionary word
धर · dhara (Sanskrit): holding, bearing, carrying, possessing.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899, p. 510 (column 1) · entry 99749
How it combines
Listed last, as a suffix, in these compound accounts: Benudhar, Bidyadhar, Chakradhar, Dambarudhar.
Some accounts identify this element without a complete split. The individual name’s meaning explains its combination. A similar ending alone does not establish the same derivation.
Names built on dhara
13 names.
Sanskrit · Odia
Benudhar
Flute-bearer; Krishna
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Bidyadhar
Bearer of knowledge; celestial Vidyadhara
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Chakradhar
Discus bearer; Vishnu
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Dambarudhar
Bearer of the damaru; Shiva
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Gadadhar
Bearer of the mace; Krishna or Vishnu
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Gangadhar
Bearer of the Ganga; Shiva
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Gangadharan
Bearer of the Ganges; Shiva
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Lakshmidhar
Bearer of fortune; upholder of Lakshmi
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Liladhar
Bearer of divine play; Krishna
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Muralidhar
Flute bearer; Krishna
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Muralidharan
Flute-bearer; Krishna
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Tankadhar
Bearer of a coin; holder of wealth
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Vasundhara
Earth; bearer of treasures
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