Etymology

dharani

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Today it means: A Buddhist chant or incantation. Full definition →

Sanskrit धारणी
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromधारणी
  2. English todaydharani

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

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