धारणीdhāraṇī

धारणी (dhāraṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning any tubular vessel of the body, the earth, a particular bulbous plant, a mystical verse or charm used as a prayer to relieve pain, row or line, name of a daughter of Svadha. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Anatomical Tubular Vessel / Vein, A Type of Plant, Mystical Verse / Sacred Formula.

Definitions: 8

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Meanings by context

Anatomical Tubular Vessel / Vein

2 definitions

any tubular vessel of the body

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A vein. 2. A row or line.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Type of Plant

1 definition

a particular bulbous plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mystical Verse / Sacred Formula

1 definition

a mystical verse or charm used as a prayer to relieve pain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name (Mythological Figure)

1 definition

name of a daughter of Svadha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Quality/Act of Holding or Preserving

1 definition

Holding, earning, preserving, and assuming

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Row / Line

1 definition

row or line

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Earth

1 definition

the earth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 2 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.