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

1. 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)

2. step, stride

   Synonym: क़दम (qadam)

3. stage, step, phase
4. (poetry) foot; quarter of a verse
5. quarter part

   Synonyms: चतुर्थांश (caturthānś), 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

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “चरण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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 (Lao script)
• ចរណ (Khmer script)

Noun

चरण n

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

Declension

Declension table of "चरण" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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)

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Sanskrit

Noun

चरण • (caraṇa) 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)

Descendants

• → 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.