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दारुण

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Pali

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Adjective

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दारुण

  1. Devanagari script form of dāruṇa (firm)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From दारु (dāru, wood). Initially referred to the hardness and roughness of wood, later changing to mean the following emotional states and situations.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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दारुण (dāruṇá, dā́ruṇa) stem

  1. hard, harsh (antonym of mṛdú)
  2. rough, sharp, severe, cruel, pitiless
  3. dreadful, frightful
  4. intense, violent
  5. ( in comp. or [ °am ] before a vb. to express excellence or superiority cf. g. [ kāṣṭhādi ] )

Noun

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दारुण (dāruṇa) stemn

  1. harshness, severity, horror

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of दारुण
singular dual plural
nominative दारुणम् (dāruṇam) दारुणे (dāruṇe) दारुणानि (dāruṇāni)
दारुणा¹ (dāruṇā¹)
vocative दारुण (dāruṇa) दारुणे (dāruṇe) दारुणानि (dāruṇāni)
दारुणा¹ (dāruṇā¹)
accusative दारुणम् (dāruṇam) दारुणे (dāruṇe) दारुणानि (dāruṇāni)
दारुणा¹ (dāruṇā¹)
instrumental दारुणेन (dāruṇena) दारुणाभ्याम् (dāruṇābhyām) दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ)
दारुणेभिः¹ (dāruṇebhiḥ¹)
dative दारुणाय (dāruṇāya) दारुणाभ्याम् (dāruṇābhyām) दारुणेभ्यः (dāruṇebhyaḥ)
ablative दारुणात् (dāruṇāt) दारुणाभ्याम् (dāruṇābhyām) दारुणेभ्यः (dāruṇebhyaḥ)
genitive दारुणस्य (dāruṇasya) दारुणयोः (dāruṇayoḥ) दारुणानाम् (dāruṇānām)
locative दारुणे (dāruṇe) दारुणयोः (dāruṇayoḥ) दारुणेषु (dāruṇeṣu)
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