1. dhātu
element, primitive matter (= mahābhūta, L. ), MBh. ; Hariv. &c. (usually reckoned as 5, viz. kha or ākāśa, anila, tejas, jala, bhū; to which is added brahma, Yājñ. iii, 145 ; or vijñāna, Buddh. )
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dhātuḥ
element, primitive matter (= mahābhūta, L. ), MBh. ; Hariv. &c. (usually reckoned as 5, viz. kha or ākāśa, anila, tejas, jala, bhū; to which is added brahma, Yājñ. iii, 145 ; or vijñāna, Buddh. )
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Distribution
- Chandogya Upanisad 3 · 0.64/10k
Senses
2. dhātu
a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body (distinct from the 5 mentioned above and conceived either as 3 humours [called also doṣa] phlegm, wind and bile, BhP. [ cf. purīṣa, māṃsa, manas, ChUp. vi, 5, 1 ]; or as the 5 organs of sense, indriyāṇi [ cf. s.v. and MBh. xii, 6842 , where ś
3. dhātu
primary element of the earth i.e. metal, mineral, ore ( esp. a mineral of a red colour), Mn. ; MBh. &c. element of words i.e. grammatical or verbal root or stem, Nir. ; Prāt. ; MBh. &c. (with the southern Buddhists dhātu means either the 6 elements [see above] Dharmas. xxv ; or the 18 elemen
Attestations
- dhātuḥ Chandogya Upanisad chup_6,5.2
- dhātuḥ Chandogya Upanisad chup_6,5.2
- dhātuḥ Chandogya Upanisad chup_6,7.2
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- vol. 3, scan p. 633; entry #7493 Review: Under source audit
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