As a Hindi name
चारण · noun · masculine
वंश की कीर्ति गानेवाला । भाट । बंदीजन · राजस्थान की एक जाति · भ्रमणकारी — Śabdasāgara
चारण · ćāraṇ · s.m.
A wanderer; a pilgrim; a wandering actor or singer; a dancer — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 417
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
depending on a Vedic school (caraṇa)
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Dictionary citations
cāraṇa mfn. depending on a Vedic school (caraṇa), Āp.
belonging to the same Vedic school (‘reading the scripture’, W.), Gaut.
cāraṇa m. a wandering actor or singer, Mn. xii, 44; MBh. v, 1039 and 1442; VarBṛS.; Pañcat. &c.
a celestial singer, MBh.; R.; Śak.; BhP.; Gīt. i, 2
a spy, BhP. iv, 16, 12; Bālar.
Alternative readings
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