As a deity name
Name 357 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
धरना · masculine
picketing, striking; sitting constantly at the door of a person whose attention one is demanding (as that of a debtor, or of one from whom a favour is sought)
धरना
to beat, give a beating; to hold, grip, grab, bear
a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Sanskrit धरण (dharaṇa) Prakrit 𑀥𑀭𑀡 (dharaṇa) Hindi धरना Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀭𑀡 (dharaṇa), from Sanskrit धरण (dharaṇa, “beating”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
picketing, striking (a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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