वृन्दावन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana).

Pronunciation

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(Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɾɪn.d̪ɑː.ʋən/, [ʋɾɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.ʋɐ̃n]

Proper noun

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वृन्दावन (vŕndāvanm

  1. Vrindavan (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Compound of वृन्दा (vṛndā, sacred basil) +‎ वन (vána, forest)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana) stemn

  1. a forest near the town Gokula in the district of Mathura on the left bank of the Yamuna. (celebrated as the place where Krishna in the character of Gopāla, or cowherd, passed his youth, associating with the cowherds and milkmaids employed in tending the cattle grazing in the forest)
  2. a raised platform or mound of earth on which the worshippers of Krishna plant and preserve the tulasi

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वृन्दावनम्
vṛndāvanam
वृन्दावने
vṛndāvane
वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹
vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Vocative वृन्दावन
vṛndāvana
वृन्दावने
vṛndāvane
वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹
vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Accusative वृन्दावनम्
vṛndāvanam
वृन्दावने
vṛndāvane
वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹
vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Instrumental वृन्दावनेन
vṛndāvanena
वृन्दावनाभ्याम्
vṛndāvanābhyām
वृन्दावनैः / वृन्दावनेभिः¹
vṛndāvanaiḥ / vṛndāvanebhiḥ¹
Dative वृन्दावनाय
vṛndāvanāya
वृन्दावनाभ्याम्
vṛndāvanābhyām
वृन्दावनेभ्यः
vṛndāvanebhyaḥ
Ablative वृन्दावनात्
vṛndāvanāt
वृन्दावनाभ्याम्
vṛndāvanābhyām
वृन्दावनेभ्यः
vṛndāvanebhyaḥ
Genitive वृन्दावनस्य
vṛndāvanasya
वृन्दावनयोः
vṛndāvanayoḥ
वृन्दावनानाम्
vṛndāvanānām
Locative वृन्दावने
vṛndāvane
वृन्दावनयोः
vṛndāvanayoḥ
वृन्दावनेषु
vṛndāvaneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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