चरण

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See also: चूर्ण and चरणौ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾəɳ/,

Noun

चरण • (caraṇ) m

  1. foot
    Synonyms: पैर (pair), पाँव (pā̃v)
    बेटे ने अपने पिता के चरण छूए।
    beṭe ne apne pitā ke caraṇ chūe.
    The son touched his father's feet .
  2. step, stride
    Synonym: क़दम (qadam)
  3. stage, step, phase
  4. (poetry) foot; quarter of a verse
  5. quarter part
    Synonyms: चतुर्थांश (caturthāñś), चौथाई (cauthāī)

Declension

Declension of चरण (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चरण
caraṇ 		चरण
caraṇ
oblique चरण
caraṇ 		चरणों
caraṇõ
vocative चरण
caraṇ 		चरणो
caraṇo

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Noun

चरण n

  1. Devanagari script form of caraṇa (“foot; conduct”)

Declension

Declension table of "चरण" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
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

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root चर् (car) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Noun

चरण • (caraṇa) stem, m or n

  1. foot (Gobh., Mn., Bādar. MBh., etc.)
  2. pillar, support (Hariv.)
  3. tree root (L.)
  4. पाद (pāda, “metrical foot”)
  5. dactyl
  6. section, division (Bhpr., Sarvad.)
  7. school or branch of the Veda
  8. going-about, course (RV., ŚBr.)
  9. acting, managing, performance, observance (AV., ŚBr. ŚāṅkhŚr. VP.)
  10. behavior (KāṭyŚr., ChUp.)
  11. good conduct (Kauś., MBh., Lalit.)
  12. practicing (Gobh., Nal.)
  13. grazing, eating (W., L.)
  14. a certain high number (Buddh., L.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चरण
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
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)

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