a form of protest, exhibiting one's firm resoluteness by sitting at a place without moving from that place, till one's demand is met.

ಧರಣಿ ಮುಷ್ಕರ dharaṇi muṣkara = ಧರಣಿ2; ರಣಿ ಹಿಡಿ dharaṇi hiḍi = ಧರಣಿ ಹೂಡು; ಧರಣಿ ಹೂಡು dharaṇi hūḍu to sit resolutely at a place without moving till one's demand or demands are met; ಧರಣೀ ಸಂಪು dharaṇi sampu = ಧರಣಿ2.

the earth.

Bhūdēvi, the Earth-Goddess.

a territorial unit under the reign of one government; a state or nation.

(arith.) a symbol for the number one.

(pros.) a group of syllables consisting of three long syllabic instants (---).

name of a goddess, who is supposed to cause and prevent the plague disease.

= ತರಣ3.

the sun.

a kind of mystical missile that was believed to discharge light of high intensity.

the plant Pavetta indica of Rubiaceae family.

the plant Tarenna asiatica (= Chomelia asiatica, = Webera corymbosa) of Rubiaceae family.

a man who is bodily strong.

that which protects.

= ಧಾರಣೆ2.

a male human being who is between boyhood and maturity, a young man.

the time or period following immediately a stage, incident etc.

being in the first or early stage of life or growth; not old; young.

of recent origin, lately begun; new; fresh.

the act, fact or an instance of crossing (a body of water).

the act, fact or an instance of passing through successfully an arduous or hard situation.

a ship, boat, raft etc. used for crossing over a body of water.

of or made of hay; consisting of grass.

the plant Plectronia didyma of Rubiaceae family.