रण

See also: रण्, रेणु, and रोणौ

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): /ˈɾɐ.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

रण • (ráṇa) stem, m

1. delight, pleasure, gladness, joy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रण (ráṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रणः ráṇaḥ	रणौ / रणा¹ ráṇau / ráṇā¹	रणाः / रणासः¹ ráṇāḥ / ráṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रण ráṇa	रणौ / रणा¹ ráṇau / ráṇā¹	रणाः / रणासः¹ ráṇāḥ / ráṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रणम् ráṇam	रणौ / रणा¹ ráṇau / ráṇā¹	रणान् ráṇān
Instrumental	रणेन ráṇena	रणाभ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणैः / रणेभिः¹ ráṇaiḥ / ráṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	रणाय ráṇāya	रणाभ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणेभ्यः ráṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	रणात् ráṇāt	रणाभ्याम् ráṇābhyām	रणेभ्यः ráṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	रणस्य ráṇasya	रणयोः ráṇayoḥ	रणानाम् ráṇānām
Locative	रणे ráṇe	रणयोः ráṇayoḥ	रणेषु ráṇeṣu
Notes	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 (raṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रणम् raṇam	रणे raṇe	रणानि / रणा¹ raṇāni / raṇā¹
Vocative	रण raṇa	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
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• रणनीति (raṇanīti)
• रणवीर (raṇavīra)

Descendants

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