धारणा

See also: धारण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

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 (2010–2025) “dhāraṇā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.