As a deity name
Name 886 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, 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
a mass of gold or heap of valuables (representing the earth and given to Brāhmans)
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M1 · same meaning "dharāyai" is the dative of "dharā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dharāyai" is the dative of "dhariman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dharāyai" is the dative of "dharīman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dharāyai" is the dative of "dhara" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dharā f. ‘bearer, supporter’, the earth, Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
the uterus or womb, Bhpr.
dhariman m. a balance, weight (cf. ˚ma-meya)
form, figure, Uṇ., Sch.
dharīman m. = dharman
only loc. ˚maṇi, according to custom or law or precept, RV.
dhara mf(ā)n. (√ dhṛ) bearing, supporting (scil. the world, said of Kṛṣṇa and Śiva), MBh.
ifc. holding, bearing, carrying, wearing, possessing, having, keeping (also in memory), sustaining, preserving, observing (cf. aṃśu-, akṣa-, kulaṃ- &c.), MBh.; R. &c.
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