रणछोड़

Hindi

Etymology

From रण (raṇ, “battle, war”) +‎ छोड़ना (choṛnā, “to abandon”). The name came from the legend of Jarasandha's defeat.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɳ.t͡ʃʰoːɽ/, [ɾɐ̃ɳ.t͡ʃʰoːɽ]

Proper noun

रणछोड़ • (raṇchoṛ) m

1. an epithet of Krishna: "one who abandons the battle"

Declension

Declension of रणछोड़ (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	रणछोड़ raṇchoṛ
oblique	रणछोड़ raṇchoṛ
vocative	रणछोड़ raṇchoṛ

Derived terms

• रणछोड़दास (raṇchoṛdās)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रणछोड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha