छंद

Hindi

छंद • (chand) m

^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छंद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 336

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘔𑘽𑘟 (chaṃda), 𑘭𑘽𑘟 (saṃda).

छंद • (chanda) m

Declension of छंद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	छंद chanda
direct plural	छंद chanda
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	छंद chanda	छंद chanda
oblique सामान्यरूप	छंदा chandā	छंदां- chandān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	छंदाला chandālā	छंदांना chandānnā
ergative	छंदाने, छंदानं chandāne, chandāna	छंदांनी chandānnī
instrumental	छंदाशी chandāśī	छंदांशी chandānśī
locative सप्तमी	छंदात chandāt	छंदांत chandāt
vocative संबोधन	छंदा chandā	छंदांनो chandānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of छंद (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	छंदाचा chandāċā	छंदाचे chandāċe	छंदाची chandācī	छंदाच्या chandācā	छंदाचे, छंदाचं chandāċe, chandāċa	छंदाची chandācī	छंदाच्या chandācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	छंदांचा chandānċā	छंदांचे chandānċe	छंदांची chandāñcī	छंदांच्या chandāncā	छंदांचे, छंदांचं chandānċe, chandānċa	छंदांची chandāñcī	छंदांच्या chandāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

छंद (chaṃda) m