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धारणा

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See also: धारण

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑːɾ.ɳɑː/, [d̪ʱäːɾ.ɳäː]

Noun

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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

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Declension of धारणा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct धारणा
dhārṇā
धारणाएँ
dhārṇāẽ
oblique धारणा
dhārṇā
धारणाओं
dhārṇāõ
vocative धारणा
dhārṇā
धारणाओ
dhārṇāo

References

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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धारणा

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

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From the root धृ (dhṛ, to bear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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धारणा (dhāraṇā) stemf

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

Declension

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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
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Further reading

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