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वाराणसी

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Hindi

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वाराणसी में गंगा घाट
वाराणसी जनपद
वाराणसी मंडल

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī). Doublet of बनारस (banāras).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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वाराणसी (vārāṇsīf (Urdu spelling وارانسی)

  1. a large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
    Synonym: बनारस (banāras)

Declension

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Declension of वाराणसी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct वाराणसी
vārāṇsī
oblique वाराणसी
vārāṇsī
vocative वाराणसी
vārāṇsī

See also

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districts of Uttar Pradesh, India: उत्तर प्रदेश के जनपद (uttar pradeś ke janpad)edit
divisions of Uttar Pradesh, India: उत्तर प्रदेश के मंडल (uttar pradeś ke maṇḍal)edit

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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वाराणसी (vārāṇasī) stemf

  1. Varanasi (a metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India)
  2. the ancient capital of Kāśī Kingdom

Declension

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Feminine ī-stem declension of वाराणसी
singular
nominative वाराणसी (vārāṇasī)
accusative वाराणसीम् (vārāṇasīm)
instrumental वाराणस्या (vārāṇasyā)
dative वाराणस्यै (vārāṇasyai)
ablative वाराणस्याः (vārāṇasyāḥ)
genitive वाराणस्याः (vārāṇasyāḥ)
locative वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām)
vocative वाराणसि (vārāṇasi)

References

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