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): /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

रण • (ráṇa) stem, m

1. delight, pleasure, gladness, joy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रणः (ráṇaḥ)	रणौ (ráṇau) रणा¹ (ráṇā¹)	रणाः (ráṇāḥ) रणासः¹ (ráṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	रणम् (ráṇam)	रणौ (ráṇau) रणा¹ (ráṇā¹)	रणान् (ráṇān)
instrumental	रणेन (ráṇena)	रणाभ्याम् (ráṇābhyām)	रणैः (ráṇaiḥ) रणेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	रण (ráṇa)	रणौ (ráṇau) रणा¹ (ráṇā¹)	रणाः (ráṇāḥ) रणासः¹ (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 (raṇāni) रणा¹ (raṇā¹)
accusative	रणम् (raṇam)	रणे (raṇe)	रणानि (raṇāni) रणा¹ (raṇā¹)
instrumental	रणेन (raṇena)	रणाभ्याम् (raṇābhyām)	रणैः (raṇaiḥ) रणेभिः¹ (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 (raṇāni) रणा¹ (raṇā¹)

• 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”)