[ā-dhṛ ghañ; ādhriyaṃte'sminkriyāḥ iti Kāśi.] 1 Support, prop, stay; Mu. 1. 2.

2 (Hence) Power of sustaining, aid, patronage, assistance; tvameva cātakādhāraḥ Bh. 2. 50.

3 A recepta- cle, reservoir; tiṣṭhaṃtyāpa ivādhāre Pt. 1. 67; carācarāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ kukṣirādhāratāṃ gataḥ Ku. 6. 67; apāmivādhāramanuttaraṃgaṃ Ku. 3. 48; toyādhārapathāśca valkalaśikhāniṣyaṃdarekhāṃ- kitāḥ Ś. 1. 14; ādhāraḥ kṣamāṃbhasāṃ K. 44; Y....