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== Contextual meanings ==
== Contextual meanings ==
The term dhriti can be exemplified as follows in various contexts:  
The term dhriti can be exemplified as follows in various contexts:  
# Patron of knowledge (jnanadevta)  [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/39]   
<ol style="text-align:justify;"><li>Patron of knowledge (jnanadevta)  [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/39]  </li>
# Stage of cognition (prajna) [Chakrapani on Cha. Sa.Sharira Sthana1/98]  
<li>Stage of cognition (prajna) [Chakrapani on Cha. Sa.Sharira Sthana1/98] </li>
# Characteristics of prakriti types (physical and mental constitution) and atma (soul)  
<li>Characteristics of prakriti types (physical and mental constitution) and atma (soul) </li>
# Quality of an ideal student or a desirable teacher  
<li>Quality of an ideal student or a desirable teacher </li>
# One of the characteristic feature of best quality muscular tissue (mamsa dhatu sara)  [Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/105]
<li>One of the characteristic feature of best quality muscular tissue (mamsa dhatu sara)  [Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/105] </li>
# Tendency to withhold mind from wandering amidst material desires   
<li>Tendency to withhold mind from wandering amidst material desires  </li>
# A path to salvation (mokshasya upaya)  [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 1/144]   
<li>A path to salvation (mokshasya upaya)  [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 1/144]  </li>
# Soul-origin constituent of human beings (atmaja bhava)  [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 3/10]   
<li>Soul-origin constituent of human beings (atmaja bhava)  [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 3/10]  </li></ol>