English Meaning of carana

Meaning of 'carana'

n (S) A foot. 2 fig. A metrical foot. 3 A quarter or fourth (as of a shlok, of a rupee &c.) 4 or prathamacarana The beginning or first part. 5 A portion of a Prakrit poem or song as defined by the choral stanza. 6 n m A foot or a fourth part of hastanaksatra. The four parts are, according to Ku&ntodtod;bi-authority, lokhandaca, tambyaca, rupyaca, so- nyaca, or lokhandi, tamberi, ruperi, soneri. Because rain, falling under the first, hardens the ground; falling under the second, it is better, and so on improvingly. carana dharane or ncarani ṃlagane g. of o. To seek the protection of; to take refuge with, or to cling to dependently or humbly: also to embrace the feet in supplication or entreaty. Ex. ṃsaumitra carani ṃlagala te sthali ṃsankara sthapila .

Meaning of चरण

n (S) A foot. 2 fig. A metrical foot. 3 A quarter or fourth (as of a shlok, of a rupee &c.) 4 or प्रथमचरण The beginning or first part. 5 A portion of a Prákrit poem or song as defined by the choral stanza. 6 n m A foot or a fourth part of हस्तनक्षत्र. The four parts are, according to Kun̤bí-authority, लोखंडाचा, तांब्याचा, रुप्याचा, सो- न्याचा, or लोखंडी, तांबेरी, रुपेरी, सोनेरी. Because rain, falling under the first, hardens the ground; falling under the second, it is better, and so on improvingly. चरण धरणें or चरणीं लागणें g. of o. To seek the protection of; to take refuge with, or to cling to dependently or humbly: also to embrace the feet in supplication or entreaty. Ex. सौमित्र चरणीं लागला ॥ ते स्थळीं शंकर स्थापिला ॥.

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