धुर् _dhur

धुर् f. (Nom. sing. धूः)

1 A yoke (lit.); न गर्दभा वाजिधुरं वहन्ति Mk.4.17; अत्रस्नुभिर्युक्तधुरं तुरङ्गैः R.14.47.

-2 (a) That part of a yoke which rests on the shoulder. (b) The foremost part of the pole where the yoke is fixed.

-3 The pin at both ends of an axle for fastening the nave of the wheel.

-4 The shaft or pole of a carriage.

-5 A load, burden (fig. also); responsi- bility, duty, task; तेन धूर्जगतो गुर्वी सचिवेषु निचिक्षिते R.1.34;2.74;3.35;5.66; Ku.6.3; कार्यधुरं वहन्ति Mu.1.14; आप्तैरप्यनवाप्तपौरुषफलैः कार्यस्य धूरुज्झिता Mu.6.5; 4.6; Ki.3.5;14.6.

-6 The foremost or highest place, van, front, top, head; अपांसुलानां धुरि कीर्तनीया R.2.2; धुरि स्थिता त्वं पतिदेवतानाम् 14.74; अविघ्नमस्तु ते स्थेयाः पितेव धुरि पुत्रिणाम् 1.91; धुरि प्रतिष्ठापयितव्य एव M.1.16; 5.16.

-7 A finger.

-8 Agitation, trembling.

-9 Re- flection.

-1 A spark of fire.

-11 Distress, affliction.

-12 A part, portion, share.

-13 Wealth.

-14 N. of the Ganges. (धुरि कृ 'to place at the head or in front of'; किंवाभविष्यदरुणस्तमसां विभेत्तां तं चेत्सहस्रकिरणो धुरि नाकरि- ष्यत् Ś.7.4)

-Comp. -गत (धूर्गत) a.

1 standing on the pole of a chariot.

-2 standing at the head, chief, head, foremost.

-जटिः (धूर्जटिः) an epithet of Śiva; धूर्जटिः पातु युष्मान् Ve.1.3.

-धर (धूर्धर also धुरंधर) a.

1 bearing the yoke.

-2 fit to be harnessed.

-3 laden with good qualities or important duties.

-4 chief, head, foremost, pre-eminent; कुलधुरंधरो भव V.5; गजानां पङ्कमग्नानां गजा एव धुरंधराः H.

(-रः) 1 a beast of burden.

-2 a man of business.

-3 a chief, head, leader.

-4 an epi- thet of Śiva.

-वह (धूर्वह) a

1 carrying or bearing a burden.

-2 managing affairs. (

-हः) a beast of bur- den; so धूर्वोढृ.