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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रणraṇaणम् [ṇam], णम् [रण्-अप्]
    1. णम् ṇam, णम् रण्-अप्
    2. War, combat, fight; रणः प्रववृते तत्र भीमः प्लवगरक्षसाम् R.12.72; वचोजीवितयोरासीद्बहि- र्निःसरणे रणः Subhāṣ.
    3. A battle-field.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः

      1. Sound, noise.
      2. The quill or bow of a lute.
      3. Motion, going.
      4. Delight, joy (Vedic).
    • -अग्रम् the front or van of a battle.

    • -अङ्गम् any weapon of war, a weapon, sword; सस्यन्दे शोणितं व्योम रणाङ्गानि प्रजज्वलुः Bk.14.98.

    • -अङ्गणम्, -नम् a battle field.

    • -अजिरम् a battle-field, arena.

    • -अतिथिः a battle-guest; श्लाघ्यः प्राप्तो रणातिथिः Pañcharātram 2.13.

    • -अन्तकृत् Masculine Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -अपेत Adjective flying away from battle, a fugitive; स बभार रणापेतां चमूं पश्चादवस्थिताम् Ki.15.33.

    • -अभियोगः engaging in battle.

    • -अलंकरणः a heron.

    • -आतोद्यम्, -तूर्यम्, -दुन्दुभिः a military drum.

    • -आयुधः a cock.

    • -उत्साहः prowess in battle.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter fighting.

    • -क्षितिः Feminine, -क्षेत्रम्, -भूः Feminine, -भूमिः Feminine, -स्थानम् a battle-field.

    • -गोचर Adjective engaged in battle.

    • -धुरा the front or van of battle, the brunt of battle; ताते चाप- द्वितीये वहति रणधुरां को भयस्यावकाशः Ve.3.5.

    • -पण्डितः

      1. a warrior.
      2. Adjective skilled in warfare; अभीषयन्त ये शकं राक्षसा रणपण्डिताः Bk.8.42.
    • -प्रिय Adjective fond of war, warlike. (-यः) a falcon.

    • -मत्तः an elephant.

    • -मार्गकोविद Adjective experienced in the art of war.

    • -मुखम्, -मूर्धन्

      1. Masculine, -शिरस् Neuter
      2. the front of battle, the head or van of fight; पुत्रस्य ते रणशिरस्ययमग्रयायी Ś.7.26;6.29.
      3. the van of an army.
    • -रङ्कः

      1. the space between the tusks of an elephant.
      2. an elephant cowardly in battle; Latin D. B.
    • -रङ्गः a battle-field.

    • -रणः

      1. a gnat, mosquito.
      2. a warrior who gives out a loud cry in a war; अव्याद्वः करणो रणो रणरणो राणो रणो रावणः Udb.
      3. (णम्) longing, anxious desire.
      4. regret for a lost object. रणकः, कम् anxiety, uneasiness, regret, (for a beloved object), affliction or torment (as caused by love); रणरणकविवृद्धिं बिभ्रदावर्तमानम् Māl.1.41; अतिभूमिं गतेन रणरणकेनार्यपुत्रशून्यमिवात्मानं पश्यामि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.
      5. love, desire. (-कः) the god of love.
    • -रणायित Adjective rattling or sounding aloud.

    • -रसिक Adjective fond of fighting.

    • -लक्ष्मीः

      1. The goddess of war.
      2. The fortune of war.
    • -वाद्यम् a military instrument of music.

    • -वृत्ति Adjective having war for a profession.

    • -शिक्षा military science, the art or science of war.

    • -शूरः a hero in war, warrior.

    • -शौण्ड Adjective skilled in war.

    • -संरम्भः the fury of battle.

    • -संकुलम् the confusion of battle, a tumultuous fight, melee.

    • -सज्जा military accoutrement.

    • -सहायः an ally.

    • -स्तम्भः a monument of war, trophy.

    In the Gita1·4511·342·35

    धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत् ॥

    dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyustanme kṣemataraṁ bhavet. — It is more for my welfare that the sons of Dhritarashtra armed should slay me unarmed and unresisting. (I will not fight.) 1·45
    • रणेraṇelocative singular of the neuter noun raṇa (battle).
    • रणात्‌raṇātabl singular of the neuter noun raṇa (battle).
  2. अंहूरणaṃhūraṇaa.(Ved.) distressing, troublesome; sinful; straitened; Rv.6.47.2.

    (Vedic) distressing, troublesome; sinful; straitened; Rv.6.47.2.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णम् A sin, distress; Rv.1.15.7.

  3. अकरणम्akaraṇamNot doing, absence of action; अकरणान्मन्दकरणं श्रेयः.

    [कृ-भावे ल्युट् न. त.]

    Not doing, absence of action; अकरणान्मन्दकरणं श्रेयः.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ण

      1. Adjective न. ब.
      2. Not artificial, natural.
      3. Devoid of all organs, (epithet of the Supreme Spirit).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. रणraṇa[ran-á] m. [√ran] gladness, joy, delight (V.); m. (n.) [joy of battle], combat, fight, battle, for (--˚):…

    [ran-á] masculine [√ran] gladness, joy, delight (Veda, Vedic); masculine (neuter) [joy of battle], combat, fight, battle, for (--˚): -karman, neuter fight; -kâmya, Parasmaipada be eager to fight; -kârin, adjective causing bat tle; -krit, adjective causing joy (Rig-veda1); masculine fighter, combatant; -kshiti, feminine; also equal for, -kshetra, neuter, -ksho- ni, feminine; also equal for battle-field; -khala, masculine the same; -gokara, adjective engaged in battle.

  2. अकरणakaraṇa[a-karana] n. omission to do.
    1. [a-karana] neuter omission to do.
    2. [a-karana] adjective unartificial, natural.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रणraṇam. delight, pleasure, gladness, joy RV. VS. AV.
    1. masculine gender delight, pleasure, gladness, joy fg-veda VS. AV.
    2. neuter gender battle (as an object of delight), war, combat, fight, conflict fg-veda etc. etc.
    3. masculine gender (for 1. see page and participle 863, column 3) sound, noise Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender the quill or bow of a lute (Equivalent to कोण) Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender going, motion Lexicographers
  2. अंशकरणaṃśakaraṇan. act of dividing.

    neuter gender act of dividing.

  3. अंशावतरणaṃśāvataraṇan. descent of part of a deity
    1. neuter gender descent of part of a deity
    2. neuter gender partial incarnation
    3. neuter gender title of sections 64-67 of the first book of the MBh.
  4. अंहूरणaṃhūraṇamf(/आ)n. distressing RV. vi, 47, 20
    1. mf(/आ)neuter gender distressing fg-veda vi, 47, 20
    2. neuter gender distress fg-veda i, 105, 17 AV.
  5. अकरणakaraṇan. absence of action.

    neuter gender absence of action.