1 The act of holding, bear- ing, supporting preserving, &c.

2 The faculty of retaining in the mind, a good or retentive memory; dhīrdhāra- ṇāvatī medhā Mk.

3 Memory in gene- ral.

4 Keeping the mind collected, holding the breath suspended, steady abstraction of mind; paricetumupāṃśu dhāraṇāṃ R. 8. 18; Ms. 6. 72; Y. 3. 201; (dhāraṇetyucyate ceyaṃ dhāryate yanmano tayā).

5 Fortitude, firmness, steadi- ness.

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