adjective bearing, holding, comprising Vv-a.104 (suvaṇṇassa pañcadasa˚ nikkha holding, i.e. worth or equal to 15 parts of gold)
■ f. -ī bearing, i.e. pregnant with Snp.26 (of cows: godharaṇiyo paveniyo = gabbhiniyo Snp-a.39). As n. the Earth Ja.v.311; Ja.vi.526; Mil.34; dharaṇī-ruha Name of a tree Ja.vi.482, Ja.vi.497; Mil.376.