चरन

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).

Noun

चरन (caran) m

1. foot
   • c. 1500, Surdas, Sursagar 1.1:

     चरन कमल बंदौं हरि राइ ।

     caran kamal banda͠u hari rāi .

     • Translation by Rupert Snell

       I salute the lotus feet of Hari, the king.

2. (poetry) segment of verse