 "Dhrti" is the name of a Vedic metre of the type 12.12.8|12.8|12.8., and is a variety of the "Atichandas".It is also the name of a yoga in Hindu Calendar.The Vedic Rishis address their prayers to the Visvedevas just as they do the Adityas and the Maruts; who all as a group are the protectors of the ten Rtas including "Dhrti" ('forebearance') which word represents an abstract idea like "Hri" and "Kirti".