भरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भरण (bharaṇa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भरण • (bharaṇ) m (Urdu spelling بَھرَن)

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, 2025.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

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

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

Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀭𑀡

References

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भरण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 646.

Sanskrit

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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

भरण • (bháraṇa) stem, n

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भरण
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भरणम् (bháraṇam)	भरणे (bháraṇe)	भरणानि (bháraṇāni) भरणा¹ (bháraṇā¹)
vocative	भरण (bháraṇa)	भरणे (bháraṇe)	भरणानि (bháraṇāni) भरणा¹ (bháraṇā¹)
accusative	भरणम् (bháraṇam)	भरणे (bháraṇe)	भरणानि (bháraṇāni) भरणा¹ (bháraṇā¹)
instrumental	भरणेन (bháraṇena)	भरणाभ्याम् (bháraṇābhyām)	भरणैः (bháraṇaiḥ) भरणेभिः¹ (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)

¹Vedic

Descendants

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

Urdu: بَھرَن (bharan)

Adjective

भरण • (bharaṇa) stem (Classical Sanskrit)

bearing, maintaining

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भरण
	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
	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
	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 (2010–2025) “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