छंद

Hindi

Etymology

Adapted from Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰənd̪/, [t͡ʃʰɐ̃n̪d̪]
• Hyphenation: छंद
• Rhymes: -ənd̪

Noun

छंद • (chand) m

1. (prosody) metre

   बेतुका छंद ― betukā chand ― free metre [= free verse]

Declension

Declension of छंद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छंद chand	छंद chand
oblique	छंद chand	छंदों chandõ
vocative	छंद chand	छंदो chando

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰən.d̪ə/
• Hyphenation: छं‧द
• Rhymes: -ə

Noun

छंद • (chanda) m

1. hobby

   Synonym: आवड (āvaḍ)

   मला खेळण्याचा छंद आहे.

   malā kheḷṇyāċā chanda āhe.

   My hobby is to play.

Declension

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
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.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “छंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Old Marathi

Noun

छंद (chaṃda) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘔𑘽𑘟