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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for धारण

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धारणdhāraṇaa.(-णी f.) [धृ-णिच्-ल्युट्] Holding, bearing, carrying, preserving, sustaining, protecting, having, assuming…

    (-णी Feminine) धृ-णिच्-ल्युट् Holding, bearing, carrying, preserving, sustaining, protecting, having, assuming, etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -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.

    • -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.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. धारणdhāraṇamf(ई)n. holding, bearing, keeping (in remembrance), retention, preserving, protecting, maintaining…
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender holding, bearing, keeping (in remembrance), retention, preserving, protecting, maintaining, possessing, having (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' or with genitive case) TA1r. MBh. Sus3r. : BhP.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender assuming the shape of (genitive case), resembling MBh. xiii, 739
    3. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव MBh.
    4. masculine gender of a son of Kas3yapa कश्यप ibidem
    5. masculine gender of a prince of the Candravatsas चन्द्रवत्स s ibidem
    6. masculine gender dual number the two female breasts Lexicographers
    7. neuter gender the act of holding, bearing etc. S3Br. Mn. Ya1jn5. MBh. etc.
    8. neuter gender wearing (see लिङ्ग-)
    9. neuter gender suffering, enduring R.
    10. neuter gender keeping in remembrance, memory TA1r. Mn. MBh. Hariv. : immovable concentration of the mind upon (locative case) Veda7ntas.
    11. neuter gender restraining (confer, compare श्वास-)
    12. neuter gender keeping back id est pronouncing imperfectly Pra1t.
    13. f(आ and ई). see धारणा and that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणी .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. धारणdhāraṇa[dhâr-ana] a. (--˚ or g.) bearing, containing; possessing; preserving; n. (dhấr-) bearing, holding; wearing…

    [dhâr-ana] adjective (--˚ or genitive) bearing, containing; possessing; preserving; neuter (dhấr-) bearing, holding; wearing; maintaining, pre serving; observance of (genitive); mental retention; mental concentration, on (locative); possession; suppression; endurance: -ka, adjective containing (--˚); masculine debtor.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · धारण

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