धारणा

See also: धारण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːɾ.ɳɑː/, [d̪ʱäːɾ.ɳäː]

Noun

धारणा • (dhārṇā) f

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

Declension of धारणा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धारणा dhārṇā	धारणाएँ dhārṇāẽ
oblique	धारणा dhārṇā	धारणाओं dhārṇāõ
vocative	धारणा dhārṇā	धारणाओ dhārṇāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धारणा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰 (dhāraṇā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱaɾ.ɳa/

Noun

धारणा • (dhārṇā) f

1. belief, notion, conception

   Synonyms: संकल्पना (saṅkalpanā), कल्पना (kalpanā)

2. structure; arrangement or constitution

   Synonym: रचना (racnā)

3. retention; remembrance; mental preservation or memory

   Synonyms: आठवण (āṭhvaṇ), स्मरण (smaraṇ)

4. perseverance in the right path; continuance in rectitude

   Synonym: चिकाटी (cikāṭī)

5. fortitude; firmness; steadiness

   Synonyms: स्थैर्य (sthairya), धैर्य (dhairya)

6. (yoga) dharana

Declension

Declension of धारणा (fem ā-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	धारणा dhārṇā	धारणा dhārṇā
oblique सामान्यरूप	धारणे-3 dhārṇe-3	धारणां-3 dhārṇā̃-3
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	धारणेला, धारणेस1, धारणेते2 dhārṇelā, dhārṇes1, dhārṇete2	धारणांना, धारणांस1, धारणांते2 dhārṇā̃nā, dhārṇā̃sa1, dhārṇā̃te2
ergative	धारणेने, धारणेनं dhārṇene, dhārṇena	धारणांनी dhārṇā̃nī
instrumental	धारणेशी dhārṇeśī	धारणांशी dhārṇā̃śī
locative सप्तमी	धारणेत dhārṇet	धारणांत dhārṇā̃ta
vocative संबोधन	धारणे dhārṇe	धारणांनो dhārṇā̃no

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of धारणा (fem ā-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	धारणेचा dhārṇeċā	धारणेचे dhārṇeċe	धारणेची dhārṇecī	धारणेच्या dhārṇecā	धारणेचे, धारणेचं dhārṇeċe, dhārṇeċa	धारणेची dhārṇecī	धारणेच्या1 dhārṇecā1
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	धारणांचा dhārṇā̃ċā	धारणांचे dhārṇā̃ċe	धारणांची dhārṇā̃cī	धारणांच्या dhārṇā̃cā	धारणांचे, धारणांचं dhārṇā̃ċe, dhārṇā̃ċa	धारणांची dhārṇā̃cī	धारणांच्या1 dhārṇā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

More information

Further reading

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “धारणा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhāraṇā (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ধারণা (Bengali script)
• ධාරණා (Sinhalese script)
• ဓာရဏာ or ꩪႃရꧣႃ (Burmese script)
• ธารณา or ธาระณา (Thai script)
• ᨵᩤᩁᨱᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘາຣຓາ or ຘາຣະຓາ (Lao script)
• ធារណា (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄂𑄢𑄕𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

धारणा

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধাৰণা (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬵᬭᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
• ধারণা (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဓာရဏာ (Burmese script)
• ધારણા (Gujarati script)
• ਧਾਰਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦴꦫꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂰𑂩𑂝𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಧಾರಣಾ (Kannada script)
• ធារណា (Khmer script)
• ຘາຣຓາ (Lao script)
• ധാരണാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧑𑧈𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଧାରଣା (Odia script)
• ꢤꢵꢬꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ධාරණා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩛𑩼𑩪𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚭𑚤𑚘𑚭 (Takri script)
• த⁴ாரணா (Tamil script)
• ధారణా (Telugu script)
• ธารณา (Thai script)
• དྷཱ་ར་ཎཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨊𑨫𑨘𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root धृ (dhṛ, “to bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɑː/

Noun

धारणा • (dhāraṇā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of धारणा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धारणा (dhāraṇā)	धारणे (dhāraṇe)	धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ)
accusative	धारणाम् (dhāraṇām)	धारणे (dhāraṇe)	धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ)
instrumental	धारणया (dhāraṇayā) धारणा¹ (dhāraṇā¹)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhāraṇābhyām)	धारणाभिः (dhāraṇābhiḥ)
dative	धारणायै (dhāraṇāyai)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhāraṇābhyām)	धारणाभ्यः (dhāraṇābhyaḥ)
ablative	धारणायाः (dhāraṇāyāḥ) धारणायै² (dhāraṇāyai²)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhāraṇābhyām)	धारणाभ्यः (dhāraṇābhyaḥ)
genitive	धारणायाः (dhāraṇāyāḥ) धारणायै² (dhāraṇāyai²)	धारणयोः (dhāraṇayoḥ)	धारणानाम् (dhāraṇānām)
locative	धारणायाम् (dhāraṇāyām)	धारणयोः (dhāraṇayoḥ)	धारणासु (dhāraṇāsu)
vocative	धारणे (dhāraṇe)	धारणे (dhāraṇe)	धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

• धारणी (dhāraṇī)

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “dhāraṇā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.