वृन्दावन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɾɪn.d̪ɑː.ʋən/, [ʋɾɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.ʋɐ̃n]

Proper noun

वृन्दावन • (vŕndāvan) m

1. Vrindavan (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৃন্দাৱন (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬺᬦ᭄ᬤᬵᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
• বৃন্দাবন (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰴𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰯𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀾𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဝၖန္ဒာဝန (Burmese script)
• વૃન્દાવન (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਰਨ੍ਦਾਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦽꦤ꧀ꦢꦴꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑃂𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂰𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ವೃನ್ದಾವನ (Kannada script)
• វ្ឫន្ទាវន (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຣິນ຺ທາວນ (Lao script)
• വൃന്ദാവന (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡵᡳᠨᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘵𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘰𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠷᠢᠨᢑᠠᢗᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧖𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧑𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐺𑐣𑑂𑐡𑐵𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଵୃନ୍ଦାଵନ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢺꢥ꣄ꢣꢵꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆸𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆳𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖴𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖯𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
• වෘන්‍දාවන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩙𑩯 𑪙𑩭𑩛𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚭𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
• வ்ரிந்த³ாவந (Tamil script)
• వృన్దావన (Telugu script)
• วฺฤนฺทาวน (Thai script)
• ཝྲྀ་ནྡཱ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒵𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒰𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨝𑩇𑨛𑨊𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of वृन्दा (vṛndā, “sacred basil”) +‎ वन (vána, “forest”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩n.dɑː.ʋɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩n̪ˈd̪ɑː.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

वृन्दावन • (vṛndāvana) stem, n

1. a forest near the town Gokula in the district of Mathura on the left bank of the Yamuna. (celebrated as the place where Krishna in the character of Gopāla, or cowherd, passed his youth, associating with the cowherds and milkmaids employed in tending the cattle grazing in the forest)
2. a raised platform or mound of earth on which the worshippers of Krishna plant and preserve the tulasi

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वृन्दावनम् vṛndāvanam	वृन्दावने vṛndāvane	वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹ vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Vocative	वृन्दावन vṛndāvana	वृन्दावने vṛndāvane	वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹ vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Accusative	वृन्दावनम् vṛndāvanam	वृन्दावने vṛndāvane	वृन्दावनानि / वृन्दावना¹ vṛndāvanāni / vṛndāvanā¹
Instrumental	वृन्दावनेन vṛndāvanena	वृन्दावनाभ्याम् vṛndāvanābhyām	वृन्दावनैः / वृन्दावनेभिः¹ vṛndāvanaiḥ / vṛndāvanebhiḥ¹
Dative	वृन्दावनाय vṛndāvanāya	वृन्दावनाभ्याम् vṛndāvanābhyām	वृन्दावनेभ्यः vṛndāvanebhyaḥ
Ablative	वृन्दावनात् vṛndāvanāt	वृन्दावनाभ्याम् vṛndāvanābhyām	वृन्दावनेभ्यः vṛndāvanebhyaḥ
Genitive	वृन्दावनस्य vṛndāvanasya	वृन्दावनयोः vṛndāvanayoḥ	वृन्दावनानाम् vṛndāvanānām
Locative	वृन्दावने vṛndāvane	वृन्दावनयोः vṛndāvanayoḥ	वृन्दावनेषु vṛndāvaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: বৃন্দাবন (brindabon)
• → Hindi: वृन्दावन (vŕndāvan)
• → Telugu: బృందావనము (br̥ndāvanamu)