Pāli Dictionary

dharaṇa1

dharrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • a weight measure equal to about 2/5 of an ounce

dharaṇa2

dharrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

haraṇa

general

  • bearing; carrying; supporting; holding

dhāraṇa

approximate

dhārerootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

haraṇa

general

  • carrying; holding; bearing

  • wearing (of robes, garlands); maintaining, sustaining; keeping in mind, remembering

dhāraṇā

approximate

dharrootaṇāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

mind

  • remembering; bearing in mind; the faculty of retention

  • MN 70

    sā'pi nāma, bhikkhave, saddhā n'āhosi, tam'pi nāma, bhikkhave, upasaṅkamanaṃ n'āhosi, sā'pi nāma, bhikkhave, payirupāsanā n'āhosi, tam'pi nāma, bhikkhave, sot'āvadhānaṃ n'āhosi, tam'pi nāma, bhikkhave, dhammassavanaṃ n'āhosi, sā'pi nāma, bhikkhave, dhammadhāraṇā n'āhosi

dhara1

approximate

dharrootasuffix

via inflected form dharāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

hattha, dhāra, hārī, bhara, dhārī, hāra, vāhaka

general

  • wearing

  • Dhp 395

    paṃsukūladharaṃ jantuṃ, kisaṃ dhamanisanthataṃ, ekaṃ vanasmiṃ jhāyantaṃ, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

  • MN 5

    yassa kassaci, āvuso, bhikkhuno ime pāpakā akusalā icch'āvacarā appahīnā dissanti c'eva sūyanti ca, kiñ'c'āpi so hoti āraññiko pantasen'āsano piṇḍapātiko sapadānacārī paṃsukūliko lūkhacīvaradharo, atha kho naṃ sabrahmacārī na c'eva sakkaronti na garuṃ karonti na mānenti na pūjenti.

  • holding; carrying; bearing

  • Iti 100

    aham'asmi, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇo yācayogo sadā payatapāṇi antimadehadharo anuttaro bhisakko sallakatto.

doctrine

  • remembering; keeping in mind; knowing by heart

  • AN 7.6

    idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo

  • AN 5.59

    dullabho, bhikkhave, vuḍḍhapabbajito nipuṇo, dullabho ākappasampanno, dullabho bahussuto, dullabho dhammakathiko, dullabho vinayadharo.

dhara2

approximate

via inflected form dharāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

general

  • having streams of water; with rain-showers

  • Thag 1.13

    nīl'abbhavaṇṇā rucirā, sītavārī sucin'dharā, indagopakasañchannā, te selā ramayanti man'ti.

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