चरण

See also: चूर्ण and चरणौ

Sanskrit

Noun

चरण • (caraṇa) m, 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

• Telugu: చరణము (caraṇamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “चरण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0389.