भरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भरण (bharaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ɾəɳ/, [bʱɐ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

भरण • (bharaṇ) m (Urdu spelling بَھرَن)

1. the act of carrying, bearing, supporting, maintaining, sustaining, nourishing, filling, satisfying, paying

Declension

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

	singular
direct	भरण bharaṇ
oblique	भरण bharaṇ
vocative	भरण bharaṇ

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भरण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3620
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भरण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 760
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भरण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 187
• “بَھرَن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bharaṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ভরণ (Bengali script)
• භරණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဘရဏ or ꧤရꧣ (Burmese script)
• ภรณ or ภะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຣຓ or ຠະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• ភរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

भरण n

1. Devanagari script form of bharaṇa

Declension

Declension table of "भरण" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भरणं (bharaṇaṃ)	भरणानि (bharaṇāni)
Accusative (second)	भरणं (bharaṇaṃ)	भरणानि (bharaṇāni)
Instrumental (third)	भरणेन (bharaṇena)	भरणेहि (bharaṇehi) or भरणेभि (bharaṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भरणस्स (bharaṇassa) or भरणाय (bharaṇāya) or भरणत्थं (bharaṇatthaṃ)	भरणानं (bharaṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भरणस्मा (bharaṇasmā) or भरणम्हा (bharaṇamhā) or भरणा (bharaṇā)	भरणेहि (bharaṇehi) or भरणेभि (bharaṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भरणस्स (bharaṇassa)	भरणानं (bharaṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भरणस्मिं (bharaṇasmiṃ) or भरणम्हि (bharaṇamhi) or भरणे (bharaṇe)	भरणेसु (bharaṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	भरण (bharaṇa)	भरणानि (bharaṇāni)

Prakrit

Noun

भरण (bharaṇa) n

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀭𑀡

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “भरण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 646.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• ভরণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဘရဏ (Burmese script)
• ભરણ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಭರಣ (Kannada script)
• ភរណ (Khmer script)
• ຠຣຓ (Lao script)
• ഭരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଭରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• භරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ரண (Tamil script)
• భరణ (Telugu script)
• ภรณ (Thai script)
• བྷ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भृ (bhṛ, “to bear, carry, support, maintain, cherish”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

भरण • (bháraṇa) stem, n

1. the act of bearing (also in the womb) carrying, bringing, procuring
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. wearing, putting on (as of clothes)
3. maintaining, supporting, nourishing
4. wages, hire

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भरण (bháraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भरणम् bháraṇam	भरणे bháraṇe	भरणानि / भरणा¹ bháraṇāni / bháraṇā¹
Vocative	भरण bháraṇa	भरणे bháraṇe	भरणानि / भरणा¹ bháraṇāni / bháraṇā¹
Accusative	भरणम् bháraṇam	भरणे bháraṇe	भरणानि / भरणा¹ bháraṇāni / bháraṇā¹
Instrumental	भरणेन bháraṇena	भरणाभ्याम् bháraṇābhyām	भरणैः / भरणेभिः¹ bháraṇaiḥ / bháraṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	भरणाय bháraṇāya	भरणाभ्याम् bháraṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bháraṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भरणात् bháraṇāt	भरणाभ्याम् bháraṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bháraṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भरणस्य bháraṇasya	भरणयोः bháraṇayoḥ	भरणानाम् bháraṇānām
Locative	भरणे bháraṇe	भरणयोः bháraṇayoḥ	भरणेषु bháraṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bharaṇa
• Prakrit: भरण (bharaṇa)
  • Gujarati: ભરણ (bharaṇ)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: भरण (bharaṇ)

  Urdu: بَھرَن (bharan)

Adjective

भरण • (bharaṇa) stem (Classical Sanskrit)

1. bearing, maintaining

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भरण (bharaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भरणः bharaṇaḥ	भरणौ bharaṇau	भरणाः bharaṇāḥ
Vocative	भरण bharaṇa	भरणौ bharaṇau	भरणाः bharaṇāḥ
Accusative	भरणम् bharaṇam	भरणौ bharaṇau	भरणान् bharaṇān
Instrumental	भरणेन bharaṇena	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणैः bharaṇaiḥ
Dative	भरणाय bharaṇāya	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bharaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भरणात् bharaṇāt	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bharaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भरणस्य bharaṇasya	भरणयोः bharaṇayoḥ	भरणानाम् bharaṇānām
Locative	भरणे bharaṇe	भरणयोः bharaṇayoḥ	भरणेषु bharaṇeṣu

Feminine ī-stem declension of भरणी (bharaṇī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भरणी bharaṇī	भरण्यौ bharaṇyau	भरण्यः bharaṇyaḥ
Vocative	भरणि bharaṇi	भरण्यौ bharaṇyau	भरण्यः bharaṇyaḥ
Accusative	भरणीम् bharaṇīm	भरण्यौ bharaṇyau	भरणीः bharaṇīḥ
Instrumental	भरण्या bharaṇyā	भरणीभ्याम् bharaṇībhyām	भरणीभिः bharaṇībhiḥ
Dative	भरण्यै bharaṇyai	भरणीभ्याम् bharaṇībhyām	भरणीभ्यः bharaṇībhyaḥ
Ablative	भरण्याः bharaṇyāḥ	भरणीभ्याम् bharaṇībhyām	भरणीभ्यः bharaṇībhyaḥ
Genitive	भरण्याः bharaṇyāḥ	भरण्योः bharaṇyoḥ	भरणीनाम् bharaṇīnām
Locative	भरण्याम् bharaṇyām	भरण्योः bharaṇyoḥ	भरणीषु bharaṇīṣu

Neuter a-stem declension of भरण (bharaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भरणम् bharaṇam	भरणे bharaṇe	भरणानि bharaṇāni
Vocative	भरण bharaṇa	भरणे bharaṇe	भरणानि bharaṇāni
Accusative	भरणम् bharaṇam	भरणे bharaṇe	भरणानि bharaṇāni
Instrumental	भरणेन bharaṇena	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणैः bharaṇaiḥ
Dative	भरणाय bharaṇāya	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bharaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भरणात् bharaṇāt	भरणाभ्याम् bharaṇābhyām	भरणेभ्यः bharaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भरणस्य bharaṇasya	भरणयोः bharaṇayoḥ	भरणानाम् bharaṇānām
Locative	भरणे bharaṇe	भरणयोः bharaṇayoḥ	भरणेषु bharaṇeṣu

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भरण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 747.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भरण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1185
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भरण”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 202
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bharaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bháraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535