dhāraṇa
See also: dharana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- धारण (Devanagari 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)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धारण (dhāraṇa). Synchronically analyzable as dhar + -ana.
Noun
dhāraṇa n
- wearing
- sustaining
- bearing in mind
Declension
Declension table of "dhāraṇa" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | dhāraṇaṃ | dhāraṇāni |
Accusative (second) | dhāraṇaṃ | dhāraṇāni |
Instrumental (third) | dhāraṇena | dhāraṇehi or dhāraṇebhi |
Dative (fourth) | dhāraṇassa or dhāraṇāya or dhāraṇatthaṃ | dhāraṇānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dhāraṇasmā or dhāraṇamhā or dhāraṇā | dhāraṇehi or dhāraṇebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dhāraṇassa | dhāraṇānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dhāraṇasmiṃ or dhāraṇamhi or dhāraṇe | dhāraṇesu |
Vocative (calling) | dhāraṇa | dhāraṇāni |
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “dhāraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead