चक्रवर्तिन्

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Etymology

Compound of चक्र (cakra, “chakra, wheel”) +‎ वर्तिन् (vartin, “turner”).

Pronunciation

Noun

चक्रवर्तिन् • (cakravartin) stem, m

  1. (historical, Hinduism, Buddhism) chakravartin, wheel-turner (in reference to the dharmachakra, world-ruler, upholder of dharma, a title taken by Indian emperors)
    • c. 80 CE – 150 CE, Aśvaghoṣa, Saundarananda 2.32:
      अधर्मिष्ठाम् अचकथन् न कथाम् अकथङ्कतः ।
      चक्रवर्तीव च परान् धर्मायाभ्युदसीषहत् ॥
      adharmiṣṭhām acakathan na kathām akathaṅkataḥ.
      cakravartīva ca parān dharmāyābhyudasīṣahat.
      He spoke not of impiety, nor the doubting and questioning,
      And like a wheel-turning king, he inspired others to take up the duty to dharma.

Declension

Masculine in-stem declension of चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चक्रवर्ती
cakravartī 		चक्रवर्तिनौ / चक्रवर्तिना¹
cakravartinau / cakravartinā¹ 		चक्रवर्तिनः
cakravartinaḥ
Vocative चक्रवर्तिन्
cakravartin 		चक्रवर्तिनौ / चक्रवर्तिना¹
cakravartinau / cakravartinā¹ 		चक्रवर्तिनः
cakravartinaḥ
Accusative चक्रवर्तिनम्
cakravartinam 		चक्रवर्तिनौ / चक्रवर्तिना¹
cakravartinau / cakravartinā¹ 		चक्रवर्तिनः
cakravartinaḥ
Instrumental चक्रवर्तिना
cakravartinā 		चक्रवर्तिभ्याम्
cakravartibhyām 		चक्रवर्तिभिः
cakravartibhiḥ
Dative चक्रवर्तिने
cakravartine 		चक्रवर्तिभ्याम्
cakravartibhyām 		चक्रवर्तिभ्यः
cakravartibhyaḥ
Ablative चक्रवर्तिनः
cakravartinaḥ 		चक्रवर्तिभ्याम्
cakravartibhyām 		चक्रवर्तिभ्यः
cakravartibhyaḥ
Genitive चक्रवर्तिनः
cakravartinaḥ 		चक्रवर्तिनोः
cakravartinoḥ 		चक्रवर्तिनाम्
cakravartinām
Locative चक्रवर्तिनि
cakravartini 		चक्रवर्तिनोः
cakravartinoḥ 		चक्रवर्तिषु
cakravartiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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