रशना

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From *rać- (to bind, tie), whence also Sanskrit रश्मन् (raśmán), रश्मि (raśmí). Cognate with Middle Persian lsn' (rasan), Persian رسن (rasan). Compare also Old Armenian առասան (aṙasan), an Iranian borrowing. See also रज्जु (rájju).

Pronunciation

Noun

रशना • (raśanā́) stemf

  1. rope, string, cord
    Synonyms: रज्जु (rájju), सूत्र (sū́tra)
  2. rein, bridle
    Synonym: वागा (vāgā)
  3. girth, girdle, zone (also figuratively applied to the fingers
  4. ray of light

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of रशना
singular dual plural
nominative रशना (raśanā́) रशने (raśané) रशनाः (raśanā́ḥ)
accusative रशनाम् (raśanā́m) रशने (raśané) रशनाः (raśanā́ḥ)
instrumental रशनया (raśanáyā)
रशना¹ (raśanā́¹)
रशनाभ्याम् (raśanā́bhyām) रशनाभिः (raśanā́bhiḥ)
dative रशनायै (raśanā́yai) रशनाभ्याम् (raśanā́bhyām) रशनाभ्यः (raśanā́bhyaḥ)
ablative रशनायाः (raśanā́yāḥ)
रशनायै² (raśanā́yai²)
रशनाभ्याम् (raśanā́bhyām) रशनाभ्यः (raśanā́bhyaḥ)
genitive रशनायाः (raśanā́yāḥ)
रशनायै² (raśanā́yai²)
रशनयोः (raśanáyoḥ) रशनानाम् (raśanā́nām)
locative रशनायाम् (raśanā́yām) रशनयोः (raśanáyoḥ) रशनासु (raśanā́su)
vocative रशने (ráśane) रशने (ráśane) रशनाः (ráśanāḥ)
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