a. (ṇī f.) [dhṛ-ṇini] 1 Car- rying, bearing, sustaining, preserv- ing, having, holding, supporting; pādāṃbhoruhadhāri Gīt. 12; karaº &c.

2 Keeping in one's memory, possess- ed of retentive memory; ajñebhyo graṃ- thinaḥ śreṣṭhā graṃthibhyo dhāriṇo varāḥ Ms. 12, 103.

3 Edged.