धारण
See also: धारणा
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
धारण n
- 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
धार॑ण • (dhā́raṇa) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धार॑णम् (dhā́raṇam) | धार॑णे (dhā́raṇe) | धार॑णानि (dhā́raṇāni) धार॑णा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹) |
| accusative | धार॑णम् (dhā́raṇam) | धार॑णे (dhā́raṇe) | धार॑णानि (dhā́raṇāni) धार॑णा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹) |
| instrumental | धार॑णेन (dhā́raṇena) | धार॑णाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām) | धार॑णैः (dhā́raṇaiḥ) धार॑णेभिः¹ (dhā́raṇebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धार॑णाय (dhā́raṇāya) | धार॑णाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām) | धार॑णेभ्यः (dhā́raṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धार॑णात् (dhā́raṇāt) | धार॑णाभ्याम् (dhā́raṇābhyām) | धार॑णेभ्यः (dhā́raṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धार॑णस्य (dhā́raṇasya) | धार॑णयोः (dhā́raṇayoḥ) | धार॑णानाम् (dhā́raṇānām) |
| locative | धार॑णे (dhā́raṇe) | धार॑णयोः (dhā́raṇayoḥ) | धार॑णेषु (dhā́raṇeṣu) |
| vocative | धार॑ण (dhā́raṇa) | धार॑णे (dhā́raṇe) | धार॑णानि (dhā́raṇāni) धार॑णा¹ (dhā́raṇā¹) |
- 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.