आधार [ ādhāra ] [ ā-dhārá ] m. support , prop , stay , substratum

  the power of sustaining , or the support given , aid , patronage Lit. AV. xii , 3 , 48 Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr. Lit. Vedāntas.

  that which contains (a fluid ) , a vessel , receptacle Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Suśr. Lit. Pañcat.

  a dike , dam Lit. Ragh.

  a basin round the foot of a tree Lit. L.

  a reservoir , pond Lit. L.

  ( in phil. and Gr.) comprehension , location , the sense of the locative case

  ifc. belonging or relating to

  the subject in a sentence (of which qualities are affirmed)

  N. of a lake

  of an author.