bharaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• भरण (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भरण (bharaṇa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀡 (bharaṇa). By surface analysis, bhar (root) +‎ -ana . Related to bharati.

Noun

bharaṇa n

1. bearing, supporting, maintenance
   • c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 36:

     62. Tara taraṇasmiṃ thara santharaṇe
     bhara bharaṇasmiṃ phara sampharaṇe
     sara gati-cintā-hiṃsā-sadde
     phura calanādo hara haraṇamhi

     62. Tar for crossing, thar for spreading, / bhar for supporting, phar for pervasion, / sar for motion, thought, crushing and noise, / phur for shaking, har for taking.

Declension

Declension table of "bharaṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bharaṇaṃ	bharaṇāni
Accusative (second)	bharaṇaṃ	bharaṇāni
Instrumental (third)	bharaṇena	bharaṇehi or bharaṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	bharaṇassa or bharaṇāya or bharaṇatthaṃ	bharaṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bharaṇasmā or bharaṇamhā or bharaṇā	bharaṇehi or bharaṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bharaṇassa	bharaṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bharaṇasmiṃ or bharaṇamhi or bharaṇe	bharaṇesu
Vocative (calling)	bharaṇa	bharaṇāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bharaṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 499