v. a, To put or set down, to place, to keep, to locate; to set (a vessel) on fire for cooking; to bring an action against, to bring to trial;—s. m. Sitting at one's door fasting in order to extort some favour:—agge dharná, v. n. See agge láuṉá in Agge:—dá te dharná, v. n. To pledge, to stake:—dharná deṉá, dharná márná. Compelling payment of a debt, or compliance with any demand by sitting at one's door.