चरण
See also: चूर्ण and चरणौ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾəɳ/, [t͡ʃə.ɾə̃ɳ]
Noun
चरण • (caraṇ) m
- foot
- बेटे ने अपने पिता के चरण छूए।
- beṭe ne apne pitā ke caraṇ chūe.
- The son touched his father's feet [with respect].
- Synonyms: पैर (pair), पाँव (pā̃v)
- step, stride
- Synonym: क़दम (qadam)
- stage, step, phase
- (poetry) foot; quarter of a verse
- quarter part
- Synonyms: चतुर्थांश (caturthānś), चौथाई (cauthāī)
Declension
Declension of चरण (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | चरण caraṇ | चरण caraṇ |
oblique | चरण caraṇ | चरणों caraṇõ |
vocative | चरण caraṇ | चरणो caraṇo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चरण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- caraṇa (Latin script)
- 𑀘𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- চরণ (Bengali script)
- චරණ (Sinhalese script)
- စရဏ or ၸရꧣ (Burmese script)
- จรณ or จะระณะ (Thai script)
- ᨧᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈຣຓ or ຈະຣະຓະ or ຈະຣະນ຺ະ or ຈະລະນະ (Lao script)
- ចរណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)
Noun
चरण n
- Devanagari script form of caraṇa (“foot; conduct”)
Declension
Declension table of "चरण" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | चरणं (caraṇaṃ) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Accusative (second) | चरणं (caraṇaṃ) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Instrumental (third) | चरणेन (caraṇena) | चरणेहि (caraṇehi) or चरणेभि (caraṇebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | चरणस्स (caraṇassa) or चरणाय (caraṇāya) or चरणत्थं (caraṇatthaṃ) | चरणानं (caraṇānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | चरणस्मा (caraṇasmā) or चरणम्हा (caraṇamhā) or चरणा (caraṇā) | चरणेहि (caraṇehi) or चरणेभि (caraṇebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | चरणस्स (caraṇassa) | चरणानं (caraṇānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | चरणस्मिं (caraṇasmiṃ) or चरणम्हि (caraṇamhi) or चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणेसु (caraṇesu) |
Vocative (calling) | चरण (caraṇa) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From the root चर् (car) + -अन (-ana).
Noun
चरण • (caraṇa) m or n
- foot (Gobh., Mn., Bādar. MBh., etc.)
- pillar, support (Hariv.)
- tree root (L.)
- पाद (pāda, “metrical foot”)
- dactyl
- section, division (Bhpr., Sarvad.)
- school or branch of the Veda
- going-about, course (RV., ŚBr.)
- acting, managing, performance, observance (AV., ŚBr. ŚāṅkhŚr. VP.)
- behavior (KāṭyŚr., ChUp.)
- good conduct (Kauś., MBh., Lalit.)
- practicing (Gobh., Nal.)
- grazing, eating (W., L.)
- a certain high number (Buddh., L.)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of चरण | |||
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Nom. sg. | चरणः (caraṇaḥ) | ||
Gen. sg. | चरणस्य (caraṇasya) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | चरणः (caraṇaḥ) | चरणौ (caraṇau) | चरणाः (caraṇāḥ) |
Vocative | चरण (caraṇa) | चरणौ (caraṇau) | चरणाः (caraṇāḥ) |
Accusative | चरणम् (caraṇam) | चरणौ (caraṇau) | चरणान् (caraṇān) |
Instrumental | चरणेन (caraṇena) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) |
Dative | चरणाय (caraṇāya) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणेभ्यः (caraṇebhyaḥ) |
Ablative | चरणात् (caraṇāt) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणेभ्यः (caraṇebhyaḥ) |
Genitive | चरणस्य (caraṇasya) | चरणयोः (caraṇayoḥ) | चरणानाम् (caraṇānām) |
Locative | चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणयोः (caraṇayoḥ) | चरणेषु (caraṇeṣu) |
Neuter a-stem declension of चरण | |||
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Nom. sg. | चरणम् (caraṇam) | ||
Gen. sg. | चरणस्य (caraṇasya) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | चरणम् (caraṇam) | चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Vocative | चरण (caraṇa) | चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Accusative | चरणम् (caraṇam) | चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणानि (caraṇāni) |
Instrumental | चरणेन (caraṇena) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) |
Dative | चरणाय (caraṇāya) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणेभ्यः (caraṇebhyaḥ) |
Ablative | चरणात् (caraṇāt) | चरणाभ्याम् (caraṇābhyām) | चरणेभ्यः (caraṇebhyaḥ) |
Genitive | चरणस्य (caraṇasya) | चरणयोः (caraṇayoḥ) | चरणानाम् (caraṇānām) |
Locative | चरणे (caraṇe) | चरणयोः (caraṇayoḥ) | चरणेषु (caraṇeṣu) |
Descendants
- Pali: caraṇa
- →Tatsama:
- Hindi: चरण (caraṇ)
- Tamil: சரணம் (caraṇam)
- Telugu: చరణము (caraṇamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “चरण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0389.