धारण

See also: धारणा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhāraṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ধারণ (Bengali script)
• ධාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဓာရဏ or ꩪႃရꧣ (Burmese script)
• ธารณ or ธาระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨵᩤᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘາຣຓ or ຘາຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• ធារណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄂𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

धारण n

1. Devanagari script form of dhāraṇa (“wearing, sustaining”)

Declension

Declension table of "धारण" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धारणं (dhāraṇaṃ)	धारणानि (dhāraṇāni)
Accusative (second)	धारणं (dhāraṇaṃ)	धारणानि (dhāraṇāni)
Instrumental (third)	धारणेन (dhāraṇena)	धारणेहि (dhāraṇehi) or धारणेभि (dhāraṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	धारणस्स (dhāraṇassa) or धारणाय (dhāraṇāya) or धारणत्थं (dhāraṇatthaṃ)	धारणानं (dhāraṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धारणस्मा (dhāraṇasmā) or धारणम्हा (dhāraṇamhā) or धारणा (dhāraṇā)	धारणेहि (dhāraṇehi) or धारणेभि (dhāraṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धारणस्स (dhāraṇassa)	धारणानं (dhāraṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धारणस्मिं (dhāraṇasmiṃ) or धारणम्हि (dhāraṇamhi) or धारणे (dhāraṇe)	धारणेसु (dhāraṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	धारण (dhāraṇa)	धारणानि (dhāraṇāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধাৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• ধারণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဓာရဏ (Burmese script)
• ધારણ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂰𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಧಾರಣ (Kannada script)
• ធារណ (Khmer script)
• ຘາຣຓ (Lao script)
• ധാരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଧାରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ධාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩛𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚭𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• த⁴ாரண (Tamil script)
• ధారణ (Telugu script)
• ธารณ (Thai script)
• དྷཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨊𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root धृ (dhṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɑ́ː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

धारण • (dhā́raṇa) stem, n

1. the act of holding, bearing, supporting, preserving or keeping back
2. keeping in remembrance, memory

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of धारण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धारणम् (dhā́raṇam)	धारणे (dhā́raṇe)	धारणानि (dhā́raṇāni) धारणा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹)
vocative	धारण (dhā́raṇa)	धारणे (dhā́raṇe)	धारणानि (dhā́raṇāni) धारणा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹)
accusative	धारणम् (dhā́raṇam)	धारणे (dhā́raṇe)	धारणानि (dhā́raṇāni) धारणा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹)
instrumental	धारणेन (dhā́raṇena)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām)	धारणैः (dhā́raṇaiḥ) धारणेभिः¹ (dhā́raṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	धारणाय (dhā́raṇāya)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām)	धारणेभ्यः (dhā́raṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	धारणात् (dhā́raṇāt)	धारणाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām)	धारणेभ्यः (dhā́raṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	धारणस्य (dhā́raṇasya)	धारणयोः (dhā́raṇayoḥ)	धारणानाम् (dhā́raṇānām)
locative	धारणे (dhā́raṇe)	धारणयोः (dhā́raṇayoḥ)	धारणेषु (dhā́raṇeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• धारणा (dhāraṇā) (feminine variant)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “धारण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “धारण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 515, column 1.