As a deity name
Name 471 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
धरणी · noun · feminine
पृथ्वी · शाल्मलि वृक्ष · नाड़ो — Śabdasāgara
धरणी · dharaṇī · s.f.
The earth, globe; earth, soil, land, ground — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 543
Cited formation "धरणी" is धरण + -ई: धरण means "Holding, seizing", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "धरणी" is धरण + -ई: धरण means "Holding, seizing", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "धरणी" is धरण + -ई: धरण means "Holding, seizing", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the earth, the soil or ground
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dharaṇī" is the nominative dual of "dharaṇi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dharaṇī" is the feminine form of "dharaṇa" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dharaṇī (ī), f. See s.v.
dharaṇī f. (cf. ˚ṇa and ˚ṇi) the earth, the soil or ground, MBh.; Kāv.; Pur.
a vein or tubular vessel of the body, L.
= -kanda, L.
a beam or rafter for a roof, L.
dharaṇi f. (cf. the next) the earth (personified as the wife of Dhruva), MBh.; R.; BhP. &c.
dharaṇi f. (-ṇiḥ) The earth. E. dhṛ to be contained, (animals, &c.) Uṇādi affix aṇi; also dharaṇī as above.
dharaṇa mf(ī)n. bearing, supporting, VS.; TĀr.
dharaṇa m. a dike or bank, L.
Alternative readings
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