dhāraṅ

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by keeping, by placing; by enshrining/instilling/inculcating, by embracing, .

Grammar: abstract participle (noun), instrumental case; masculine, singular.

Etymology: Old Panjabi - dhāraṇā (to keep, to wear, to take on oneself, to owe); Apabhransh - dhāraï; Prakrit - dhārei; Pali - dhārei; Sanskrit - dhāryati (धारयति - holds, carries, keeps).