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चरण

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾəɳ/, [t͡ʃɐ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

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चरण (caraṇm

  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 [with respect].
  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

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

References

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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चरण n

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

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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चरण (caraṇa) stemm 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

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Masculine a-stem declension of चरण
singular dual plural
nominative चरणः (caraṇaḥ) 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)
vocative चरण (caraṇa) चरणौ (caraṇau) चरणाः (caraṇāḥ)
Neuter a-stem declension of चरण
singular dual plural
nominative चरणम् (caraṇam) 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)
vocative चरण (caraṇa) चरणे (caraṇe) चरणानि (caraṇāni)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Javanese: caraṇa
  • Pali: caraṇa
  • Hindi: चरण (caraṇ) (learned)
  • Tamil: சரணம் (caraṇam) (learned)
  • Telugu: చరణము (caraṇamu) (learned)

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