bharaṇa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- भरण (Devanagari script)
- ভরণ (Bengali script)
- භරණ (Sinhalese script)
- ဘရဏ or ꧤရꧣ (Burmese script)
- ภรณ or ภะระณะ (Thai script)
- ᨽᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ຠຣຓ or ຠະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
- ភរណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄞𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भरण (bharaṇa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (bharaṇa). By surface analysis, bhṛ (root) + -ana . Related to bharati.
Noun
bharaṇa n
- bearing, supporting, maintenance
Declension
Declension table of "bharaṇa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bharaṇaṃ | bharaṇāni |
| Accusative (second) | bharaṇaṃ | bharaṇāni |
| Instrumental (third) | bharaṇena | bharaṇehi or bharaṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bharaṇassa or bharaṇāya or bharaṇatthaṃ | bharaṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bharaṇasmā or bharaṇamhā or bharaṇā | bharaṇehi or bharaṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bharaṇassa | bharaṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bharaṇasmiṃ or bharaṇamhi or bharaṇe | bharaṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bharaṇa | bharaṇāni |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bharaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bharaṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 499