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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>