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dharana meaning in Sanskrit

धारणा dhāraṇā

dharana in Sanskrit: धारणा (dhāraṇā). In English, dharana means single-minded focus or concentration as part of practising yoga.

Sanskrit words for dharana

dharana, concentration
धारणा dhāraṇā

English meaning of dharana

  1. noun Single-minded focus or concentration as part of practising yoga.

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Questions about dharana in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dharana in Sanskrit?
Dharana in Sanskrit is धारणा (dhāraṇā).
dharana इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dharana: धारणा (dhāraṇā).
What does dharana mean in English?
Dharana means single-minded focus or concentration as part of practising yoga.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dharana”: धारणा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dharana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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