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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry धारण

  1. धारणdhāraṇaA row or line.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णी

      1. A row or line.
      2. A vein or tubular vessel.
      3. Steadiness.
      4. A mystical verse or charm to assuage pain.
    • -अध्ययनम् The conservative method of reading (Opposite of to ग्रहणाध्ययन).

    • -मातृका One of the 64 arts.

    • -यन्त्रम् a kind of amulet.

    • धारण dhāraṇa, Adjective (-णी Feminine) धृ-णिच्-ल्युट् Holding, bearing, carrying, preserving, sustaining, protecting, having, assuming, etc. -णौ (Dual) The two female breasts.

    • -णम्

      1. The act of holding, bearing, supporting, preserving or keeping back.
      2. Possessing, possession.
      3. Observing; holding fast.
      4. Retaining in the memory; ग्रहणधारणपटुर्बालकः.
      5. Being indebted (to any one).
      6. Steady abstraction of the mind.
      7. Keeping, maintaining.
      8. Restraining.
      9. (In Grammar) Pronouncing imperfectly.

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Headwords under ध

Part 1 of 3 ध – धारणकAll parts
  1. ध – धारणक
  2. धारणा – धृत्वन्
  3. धृत्वरी – ध्वृ