Etymology

dharana

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Today it means: Single-minded focus or concentration as part of practising yoga. Full definition →

Sanskrit धारणा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromधारणा
  2. English todaydharana

From Sanskrit धारणा (dhāraṇā).

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