हरिण

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• hariṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• হরিণ (Bengali script)
• හරිණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဟရိဏ or ႁရိꧣ (Burmese script)
• หริณ or หะริณะ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩁᩥᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫຣິຓ or ຫະຣິຓະ (Lao script)
• ហរិណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄢𑄨𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

हरिण m

1. Devanagari script form of hariṇa (“deer”)

Declension

Declension table of "हरिण" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हरिणो (hariṇo)	हरिणा (hariṇā)
Accusative (second)	हरिणं (hariṇaṃ)	हरिणे (hariṇe)
Instrumental (third)	हरिणेन (hariṇena)	हरिणेहि (hariṇehi) or हरिणेभि (hariṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	हरिणस्स (hariṇassa) or हरिणाय (hariṇāya) or हरिणत्थं (hariṇatthaṃ)	हरिणानं (hariṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हरिणस्मा (hariṇasmā) or हरिणम्हा (hariṇamhā) or हरिणा (hariṇā)	हरिणेहि (hariṇehi) or हरिणेभि (hariṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हरिणस्स (hariṇassa)	हरिणानं (hariṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हरिणस्मिं (hariṇasmiṃ) or हरिणम्हि (hariṇamhi) or हरिणे (hariṇe)	हरिणेसु (hariṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	हरिण (hariṇa)	हरिणा (hariṇā)

Prakrit

Noun

हरिण (hariṇa)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (“deer”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হৰিণ (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬭᬶᬡ (Balinese script)
• হরিণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰨𑰰𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဟရိဏ (Burmese script)
• હરિણ (Gujarati script)
• ਹਰਿਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦫꦶꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂩𑂱𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಹರಿಣ (Kannada script)
• ហរិណ (Khmer script)
• ຫຣິຓ (Lao script)
• ഹരിണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᡵᡳᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘨𑘱𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠷᠢᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧈𑧒𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐬𑐶𑐞 (Newa script)
• ହରିଣ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢬꢶꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆫𑆴𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖨𑖰𑖜 (Siddham script)
• හරිණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩼𑩑𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚤𑚮𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஹரிண (Tamil script)
• హరిణ (Telugu script)
• หริณ (Thai script)
• ཧ་རི་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒩𑒱𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨫𑨁𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From हरि (hari, “yellow, fawn coloured”); from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.ɾi.ɳɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.ɾi.ɳɐ/

Adjective

ह॒रि॒ण • (hariṇá) stem

1. fawn coloured, yellowish, tawny

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ह॒रि॒ण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ह॒रि॒णः (hariṇáḥ)	ह॒रि॒णौ (hariṇáu) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)	ह॒रि॒णाः (hariṇā́ḥ) ह॒रि॒णासः॑¹ (hariṇā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ह॒रि॒णम् (hariṇám)	ह॒रि॒णौ (hariṇáu) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)	ह॒रि॒णान् (hariṇā́n)
instrumental	ह॒रि॒णेन॑ (hariṇéna)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णैः (hariṇáiḥ) ह॒रि॒णेभिः॑¹ (hariṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	ह॒रि॒णाय॑ (hariṇā́ya)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	ह॒रि॒णात् (hariṇā́t)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	ह॒रि॒णस्य॑ (hariṇásya)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णाना॑म् (hariṇā́nām)
locative	ह॒रि॒णे (hariṇé)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णेषु॑ (hariṇéṣu)
vocative	हरि॑ण (háriṇa)	हरि॑णौ (háriṇau) हरि॑णा¹ (háriṇā¹)	हरि॑णाः (háriṇāḥ) हरि॑णासः¹ (háriṇāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of ह॒रि॒णी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ह॒रि॒णी (hariṇī́)	ह॒रि॒ण्यौ॑ (hariṇyàu) ह॒रि॒णी¹ (hariṇī́¹)	ह॒रि॒ण्यः॑ (hariṇyàḥ) ह॒रि॒णीः¹ (hariṇī́ḥ¹)
accusative	ह॒रि॒णीम् (hariṇī́m)	ह॒रि॒ण्यौ॑ (hariṇyàu) ह॒रि॒णी¹ (hariṇī́¹)	ह॒रि॒णीः (hariṇī́ḥ)
instrumental	ह॒रि॒ण्या (hariṇyā́)	ह॒रि॒णीभ्या॑म् (hariṇī́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णीभिः॑ (hariṇī́bhiḥ)
dative	ह॒रि॒ण्यै (hariṇyái)	ह॒रि॒णीभ्या॑म् (hariṇī́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णीभ्यः॑ (hariṇī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	ह॒रि॒ण्याः (hariṇyā́ḥ) ह॒रि॒ण्यै² (hariṇyái²)	ह॒रि॒णीभ्या॑म् (hariṇī́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णीभ्यः॑ (hariṇī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	ह॒रि॒ण्याः (hariṇyā́ḥ) ह॒रि॒ण्यै² (hariṇyái²)	ह॒रि॒ण्योः (hariṇyóḥ)	ह॒रि॒णीना॑म् (hariṇī́nām)
locative	ह॒रि॒ण्याम् (hariṇyā́m)	ह॒रि॒ण्योः (hariṇyóḥ)	ह॒रि॒णीषु॑ (hariṇī́ṣu)
vocative	हरि॑णि (háriṇi)	हरि॑ण्यौ (háriṇyau) हरि॑णी¹ (háriṇī¹)	हरि॑ण्यः (háriṇyaḥ) हरि॑णीः¹ (háriṇīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of ह॒रि॒ण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ह॒रि॒णम् (hariṇám)	ह॒रि॒णे (hariṇé)	ह॒रि॒णानि॑ (hariṇā́ni) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)
accusative	ह॒रि॒णम् (hariṇám)	ह॒रि॒णे (hariṇé)	ह॒रि॒णानि॑ (hariṇā́ni) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)
instrumental	ह॒रि॒णेन॑ (hariṇéna)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णैः (hariṇáiḥ) ह॒रि॒णेभिः॑¹ (hariṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	ह॒रि॒णाय॑ (hariṇā́ya)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	ह॒रि॒णात् (hariṇā́t)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	ह॒रि॒णस्य॑ (hariṇásya)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णाना॑म् (hariṇā́nām)
locative	ह॒रि॒णे (hariṇé)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णेषु॑ (hariṇéṣu)
vocative	हरि॑ण (háriṇa)	हरि॑णे (háriṇe)	हरि॑णानि (háriṇāni) हरि॑णा¹ (háriṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

ह॒रि॒ण • (hariṇá) stem, m

1. a deer, antelope, stag
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.163.1:

     यदक्र॑न्दः प्रथ॒मं जाय॑मान उ॒द्यन्त्स॑मु॒द्रादु॒त वा॒ पुरी॑षात्।
     श्ये॒नस्य॑ प॒क्षा ह॑रि॒णस्य॑ बा॒हू उ॑प॒स्तुत्यं॒ महि॑ जा॒तं ते॑ अर्वन्॥

     yádákrandaḥ prathamáṃ jā́yamāna udyántsamudrā́dutá vā púrīṣāt.
     śyenásya pakṣā́ hariṇásya bāhū́ upastútyaṃ máhi jātáṃ te arvan.

     When, first springing into life, you neighed, proceeding from the sea or upper waters, you had the limbs of the deer, and eagle's wings.
     O Horse, your birth is near and must be lauded.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ह॒रि॒ण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ह॒रि॒णः (hariṇáḥ)	ह॒रि॒णौ (hariṇáu) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)	ह॒रि॒णाः (hariṇā́ḥ) ह॒रि॒णासः॑¹ (hariṇā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ह॒रि॒णम् (hariṇám)	ह॒रि॒णौ (hariṇáu) ह॒रि॒णा¹ (hariṇā́¹)	ह॒रि॒णान् (hariṇā́n)
instrumental	ह॒रि॒णेन॑ (hariṇéna)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णैः (hariṇáiḥ) ह॒रि॒णेभिः॑¹ (hariṇébhiḥ¹)
dative	ह॒रि॒णाय॑ (hariṇā́ya)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
ablative	ह॒रि॒णात् (hariṇā́t)	ह॒रि॒णाभ्या॑म् (hariṇā́bhyām)	ह॒रि॒णेभ्यः॑ (hariṇébhyaḥ)
genitive	ह॒रि॒णस्य॑ (hariṇásya)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णाना॑म् (hariṇā́nām)
locative	ह॒रि॒णे (hariṇé)	ह॒रि॒णयोः॑ (hariṇáyoḥ)	ह॒रि॒णेषु॑ (hariṇéṣu)
vocative	हरि॑ण (háriṇa)	हरि॑णौ (háriṇau) हरि॑णा¹ (háriṇā¹)	हरि॑णाः (háriṇāḥ) हरि॑णासः¹ (háriṇāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• हरिणी (hariṇī́, “doe”)

Descendants

• Pali: hariṇa
• Prakrit: 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (hariṇa)
• Hindi: हिरन (hiran)
• Sindhi: हरणु
• Bengali: হরিণ (horin)
• Assamese: হৰিণ (horin)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “हरिण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1291.