रण

See also: रण्, रेणु, and रोणौ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रण (raṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɳ/, [ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

रण • (raṇ) m

1. battle, war, combat, fight

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:युद्ध

   वीर योद्धा ने वीरतापूर्वक शत्रु का सामना किया और रण में वीरगति प्राप्त की।

   vīr yoddhā ne vīrtāpūrvaka śatru kā sāmnā kiyā aur raṇ mẽ vīragti prāpt kī.

   The brave warrior faced the enemy courageously and attained martyrdom in battle.

Declension

Declension of रण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रण raṇ	रण raṇ
oblique	रण raṇ	रणों raṇõ
vocative	रण raṇ	रणो raṇo

Derived terms

• रणक्षेत्र (raṇakṣetra)
• रणछोड़ (raṇchoṛ)
• रणजीत (raṇjīt)
• रणधीर (raṇdhīr)
• रणनीति (raṇnīti)
• रणबीर (raṇbīr)
• रणभूमि (raṇbhūmi)
• रणवीर (raṇvīr)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4110
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रण”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 637
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 852
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 535.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• raṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• রণ (Bengali script)
• රණ (Sinhalese script)
• ရဏ or ရꧣ (Burmese script)
• รณ or ระณะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣຓ or ຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• រណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

रण n

1. Devanagari script form of raṇa (“battle”)

Declension

Declension table of "रण" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रणं (raṇaṃ)	रणानि (raṇāni)
Accusative (second)	रणं (raṇaṃ)	रणानि (raṇāni)
Instrumental (third)	रणेन (raṇena)	रणेहि (raṇehi) or रणेभि (raṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रणस्स (raṇassa) or रणाय (raṇāya) or रणत्थं (raṇatthaṃ)	रणानं (raṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रणस्मा (raṇasmā) or रणम्हा (raṇamhā) or रणा (raṇā)	रणेहि (raṇehi) or रणेभि (raṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रणस्स (raṇassa)	रणानं (raṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रणस्मिं (raṇasmiṃ) or रणम्हि (raṇamhi) or रणे (raṇe)	रणेसु (raṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	रण (raṇa)	रणानि (raṇāni)

Noun

रण m

1. Devanagari script form of raṇa (“intoxication”)

Declension

Declension table of "रण" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रणो (raṇo)	रणा (raṇā)
Accusative (second)	रणं (raṇaṃ)	रणे (raṇe)
Instrumental (third)	रणेन (raṇena)	रणेहि (raṇehi) or रणेभि (raṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रणस्स (raṇassa) or रणाय (raṇāya) or रणत्थं (raṇatthaṃ)	रणानं (raṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रणस्मा (raṇasmā) or रणम्हा (raṇamhā) or रणा (raṇā)	रणेहि (raṇehi) or रणेभि (raṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रणस्स (raṇassa)	रणानं (raṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रणस्मिं (raṇasmiṃ) or रणम्हि (raṇamhi) or रणे (raṇe)	रणेसु (raṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	रण (raṇa)	रणा (raṇā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• রণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ရဏ (Burmese script)
• રણ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ರಣ (Kannada script)
• រណ (Khmer script)
• ຣຓ (Lao script)
• രണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• රණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• ரண (Tamil script)
• రణ (Telugu script)
• รณ (Thai script)
• ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Etymology 1

From रण् (raṇ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ran- (“pleasure, joy”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬁𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬋-𐬯𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬌𐬙𐬌 (rāniiō-skərəⁱti, “dispensing joy”), Middle Persian r'n (“refreshment”).

Noun

रण॑ • (ráṇa) stem, m

1. delight, pleasure, gladness, joy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रण॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रणः॑ ráṇaḥ	रणौ॑, रणा॑1 ráṇau, ráṇā1	रणाः॑, रणा॑सः1 ráṇāḥ, ráṇāsaḥ1
accusative	रण॑म् ráṇam	रणौ॑, रणा॑1 ráṇau, ráṇā1	रणा॑न् ráṇān
instrumental	रणे॑न ráṇena	रणा॑भ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणैः॑, रणे॑भिः1 ráṇaiḥ, ráṇebhiḥ1
dative	रणा॑य ráṇāya	रणा॑भ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणे॑भ्यः ráṇebhyaḥ
ablative	रणा॑त् ráṇāt	रणा॑भ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणे॑भ्यः ráṇebhyaḥ
genitive	रण॑स्य ráṇasya	रण॑योः ráṇayoḥ	रणा॑नाम् ráṇānām
locative	रणे॑ ráṇe	रण॑योः ráṇayoḥ	रणे॑षु ráṇeṣu
vocative	रण॑ ráṇa	रणौ॑, रणा॑1 ráṇau, ráṇā1	रणाः॑, रणा॑सः1 ráṇāḥ, ráṇāsaḥ1

¹Vedic.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ránam (“battle”), derived from the sense "joy" above. Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬇𐬥𐬀 (rə̄na, “battle, fight”), Parthian rān (“to battle”).

Noun

रण • (raṇa) stem, n

1. battle (as an object of delight), war, combat, fight, conflict

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रणम् raṇam	रणे raṇe	रणानि, रणा1 raṇāni, raṇā1
accusative	रणम् raṇam	रणे raṇe	रणानि, रणा1 raṇāni, raṇā1
instrumental	रणेन raṇena	रणाभ्याम् raṇābhyām	रणैः, रणेभिः1 raṇaiḥ, raṇebhiḥ1
dative	रणाय raṇāya	रणाभ्याम् raṇābhyām	रणेभ्यः raṇebhyaḥ
ablative	रणात् raṇāt	रणाभ्याम् raṇābhyām	रणेभ्यः raṇebhyaḥ
genitive	रणस्य raṇasya	रणयोः raṇayoḥ	रणानाम् raṇānām
locative	रणे raṇe	रणयोः raṇayoḥ	रणेषु raṇeṣu
vocative	रण raṇa	रणे raṇe	रणानि, रणा1 raṇāni, raṇā1

¹Vedic.

Derived terms

• रणनीति (raṇanīti)
• रणवीर (raṇavīra)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রণ (ron)
• → Telugu: రణము (raṇamu)
• → Malayalam: രണം (raṇaṁ)
• → Old Javanese: raṇa (“battle, war, combat, fight, conflict”)
  • Javanese: ꦫꦤ (rana, “battle; battlefield”)
  • → Balinese: ᬭᬡ (rana, “battlefield”)