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)
vocative	धारणे (dhāraṇe)	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)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

• धारणी (dhāraṇī)

Further reading

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