रण

Sanskrit

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 • (raṇa) m

  1. delight, pleasure, gladness, joy

Etymology 2

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) n

  1. battle (as an object of delight), war, combat, fight, conflict

Descendants
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