a. [dharmo'styasya-ini] 1 Vir- tuous, just, pious.

2 Knowing one's duties.

3 Obeying the law.

4 Having the properties of, hav- ing the nature, peculiar properties, or characteristics of anything, (at the end of comp.); ṣaṭ sutā dvijadharmiṇaḥ Ms. 10. 41; kalpavṛkṣaphaladharmi kāṃkṣitaṃ R. 11. 50.

5 Following the habits of any person. m. An epithet of Viṣṇu.