dhāraṇī

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī, mystical verse or charm).

Pronunciation

Noun

dhāraṇī

  1. mystical verse or charm

Further reading

  • "dhāraṇī" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.