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राम
राम
Sanskrit
Etymology
Probably "causing rest", and in most meanings from verbal root √ram.
Adjective
राम • (rāma)
- dark, dark-coloured, black (compare रात्रि (rātri))
- रामः शकुनिः (rāmaḥ śakuniḥ) — a black bird, crow
- white (?)
- pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रामः (rāmaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रामस्य (rāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रामः (rāmaḥ) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Vocative | राम (rāma) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Accusative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामान् (rāmān) |
| Instrumental | रामेण (rāmeṇa) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामैः (rāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | रामाय (rāmāya) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रामात् (rāmāt) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रामस्य (rāmasya) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) |
| Locative | रामे (rāme) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामेषु (rāmeṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रामा (rāmā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रामा (rāmā) | रामे (rāme) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Vocative | रामे (rāme) | रामे (rāme) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Accusative | रामाम् (rāmām) | रामे (rāme) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Instrumental | रामया (rāmayā) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामाभिः (rāmābhiḥ) |
| Dative | रामायै (rāmāyai) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) |
| Locative | रामायाम् (rāmāyām) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामासु (rāmāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रामम् (rāmam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रामस्य (rāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Vocative | राम (rāma) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Accusative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Instrumental | रामेण (rāmeṇa) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामैः (rāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | रामा (rāmā) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रामात् (rāmāt) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रामस्य (rāmasya) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) |
| Locative | रामे (rāme) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामेषु (rāmeṣu) |
Noun
राम • (rāma) m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रामः (rāmaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रामस्य (rāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रामः (rāmaḥ) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Vocative | राम (rāma) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामाः (rāmāḥ) |
| Accusative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामौ (rāmau) | रामान् (rāmān) |
| Instrumental | रामेण (rāmeṇa) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामैः (rāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | रामाय (rāmāya) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रामात् (rāmāt) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रामस्य (rāmasya) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) |
| Locative | रामे (rāme) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामेषु (rāmeṣu) |
Noun
राम • (rāma) n
- same meanings as masculine gender
- the leaf of Laurus cassia
- Chenopodium album
- = कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रामम् (rāmam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रामस्य (rāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Vocative | राम (rāma) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Accusative | रामम् (rāmam) | रामे (rāme) | रामाणि (rāmāṇi) |
| Instrumental | रामेण (rāmeṇa) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामैः (rāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | रामा (rāmā) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रामात् (rāmāt) | रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रामस्य (rāmasya) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) |
| Locative | रामे (rāme) | रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) | रामेषु (rāmeṣu) |
Proper noun
राम • (rāma) m
- name of Varuna
- name of various mythical personages in the Vedas and the later times, including the Rāma god. Found in Hare Krishna mahamantra in vocative form.
- name of a king of शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅga-vera) and patron of नागेश (nāge-śa)
- name of various authors and teachers
- name of the number three (on account of the 3 Rāmas)
- रामस्य इषुः (rāmasya iṣuḥ) — a kind of cane = रामकण्ड (rāmakaṇḍa)
- name of a people
Derived terms
Terms derived from राम (rāma)
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0877