धारणा

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See also: धारण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā).

Pronunciation

Noun

धारणा (dhārṇāf

  1. belief, notion
    हमारे मन में धारणा यह थी कि …
    hamāre man mẽ dhārṇā yah thī ki …
    We held the notion that …
  2. determination, steel

Declension

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

धारणा

  1. Devanagari script form of dhāraṇā, which is ablative singular of धारण (dhāraṇa, wearing, sustaining)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root धृ (dhṛ, to bear).

Pronunciation

Noun

धारणा (dhāraṇā) stemf

  1. holding, bearing
  2. retaining, keeping, storing
  3. (yoga) dharana, concentration

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of धारणा (dhāraṇā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धारणा
dhāraṇā
धारणे
dhāraṇe
धारणाः
dhāraṇāḥ
Vocative धारणे
dhāraṇe
धारणे
dhāraṇe
धारणाः
dhāraṇāḥ
Accusative धारणाम्
dhāraṇām
धारणे
dhāraṇe
धारणाः
dhāraṇāḥ
Instrumental धारणया / धारणा¹
dhāraṇayā / dhāraṇā¹
धारणाभ्याम्
dhāraṇābhyām
धारणाभिः
dhāraṇābhiḥ
Dative धारणायै
dhāraṇāyai
धारणाभ्याम्
dhāraṇābhyām
धारणाभ्यः
dhāraṇābhyaḥ
Ablative धारणायाः / धारणायै²
dhāraṇāyāḥ / dhāraṇāyai²
धारणाभ्याम्
dhāraṇābhyām
धारणाभ्यः
dhāraṇābhyaḥ
Genitive धारणायाः / धारणायै²
dhāraṇāyāḥ / dhāraṇāyai²
धारणयोः
dhāraṇayoḥ
धारणानाम्
dhāraṇānām
Locative धारणायाम्
dhāraṇāyām
धारणयोः
dhāraṇayoḥ
धारणासु
dhāraṇāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “dhāraṇā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.