चरण
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Sanskrit[edit]
Noun[edit]
चरण • (caraṇa) n, m
- foot (Gobh., Mn., Bādar. MBh., etc.)
- pillar, support (Hariv.)
- tree root (L.)
- पाद (pāda, “metrical foot”)
- dactyl
- section, division (Bhpr., Sarvad.)
- school or branch of the Veda
- going-about, course (RV., ŚBr.)
- acting, managing, performance, observance (AV., ŚBr. ŚāṅkhŚr. VP.)
- behavior (KāṭyŚr., ChUp.)
- good conduct (Kauś., MBh., Lalit.)
- practicing (Gobh., Nal.)
- grazing, eating (W., L.)
- a certain high number (Buddh., L.)
Declension[edit]
| 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 | चरणा (caraṇā) | 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[edit]
- Telugu: చరణము (caraṇamu)
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0389
