(p. 540) dhāraṇa act of holding or catching; act of assuming (মূর্তিধারণ, নামাধারণ); act of putting on or wearing (বেশধারণ); act of bearing (শিরে পৃথিবী ধারণ); act of carrying, carriage (গর্ভে ধারণ); act of carrying in the womb (সন্তানধারণ); act of placing (মাথায় প্রসাদ ধারণ); act of retaining in mind, remembrance (উপদেশধারণ); acceptance; retention or restraint (মলমূত্রের বেগ ধারণ). ধারণ করা v. to hold, to catch; to assume; to wear, to put on; to bear; to carry; to carry in the womb; to place or put; to retain in the mind, to remember; to accept; to retain or restrain. ̃কারী same as ধারয়িতা । 17)