शरद (sharad)
noun
Refers to the autumn season in the traditional Indian six-season calendar, and is also widely used as a personal name.
Sense
1
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autumn (the Indian season, roughly September-October)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: पतझड़ (patjhad, the season of leaf-fall, more everyday), शरद ऋतु (sharad ritu, fuller form specifying 'season')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: शरद (sharad) is one of the six ritu (ritu) or seasons in the classical Indian calendar, sitting between the monsoon and winter, and is associated with clear skies and the full moon of शरद पूर्णिमा (sharad poornimaa), a festival night linked to Krishna's raas leela and considered especially auspicious for moonlight. You will meet this word far more in poetry, festival names, and calendars than in casual weather chat, where पतझड़ (patjhad) is more common.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often equate शरद (sharad) directly with English 'autumn/fall' as if the seasons line up exactly, but the traditional Hindu calendar's शरद (sharad) falls around September-October, not the Western autumn months. 2) It is frequently used in the compound शरद ऋतु (sharad ritu) or शरद पूर्णिमा (sharad poornimaa); learners sometimes miss that शरद alone can sound slightly literary in casual speech compared to पतझड़ (patjhad).
Sample Sentences:
शरद ऋतु में आसमान बहुत साफ़ होता है।
In the autumn season, the sky is very clear.
(sharad ritu men aasmaan bahut saaf hotaa hai।)
शरद पूर्णिमा की रात चाँद सबसे सुंदर दिखता है।
On the night of Sharad Purnima, the moon looks most beautiful.
(sharad poornimaa kii raat chaand sabse sundar dikhtaa hai।)
कवि ने अपनी कविता में शरद की चंद्रमयी रातों का वर्णन किया।
The poet described the moonlit nights of autumn in his poem.
(kavi ne apnii kavitaa men sharad kii chandramyii raaton kaa varnan kiyaa।)
भारतीय पंचांग में शरद वर्षा और शीत के बीच की ऋतु मानी जाती है।
In the Indian calendar, autumn is considered the season between the monsoon and winter.
(bhaartiiy panchaang men sharad varshaa aur shiit ke biich kii ritu maanii jaatii hai।)
काश हम शरद की उस चाँदनी रात में साथ होते।
If only we had been together on that moonlit autumn night.
(kaash ham sharad kii us chaandnii raat men saath hote।)
शरद ऋतु आते ही खेतों में धान पककर सुनहरे हो जाते हैं।
As soon as autumn arrives, the paddy in the fields ripens and turns golden.
(sharad ritu aate hii kheton men dhaan pakkar sunahre ho jaate hain।)
मंदिर में शरद पूर्णिमा पर खीर रखकर चाँद की रोशनी में रखी जाती है।
At the temple, on Sharad Purnima, kheer is placed and left out in the light of the moon.
(mandir men sharad poornimaa par khiir rakhkar chaand kii roshnii men rakhii jaatii hai।)
इस बार शरद में हम वृंदावन जाकर रासलीला देखेंगे।
This autumn, we will go to Vrindavan and watch the raas leela.
(is baar sharad men ham vrindaavan jaakar raasliilaa dekhenge।)
शरद के आगमन की सूचना पंचांग में पहले से दी गई थी।
The arrival of autumn had already been noted in the calendar.
(sharad ke aagman kii soochnaa panchaang men pahle se dii gaii thii।)
Sense
2
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a common Hindu personal name (masculine)
noun, masculine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: शरद (sharad) is a popular given name for men across North India, often chosen for children born around the शरद (sharad) season; you will meet it as a first name well before you meet it as the season-word itself in daily conversation.
Sample Sentences:
शरद आज कॉलेज नहीं आया।
Sharad didn't come to college today.
(sharad aaj kolej nahiin aayaa।)
मेरे पड़ोस में एक लड़का रहता है, उसका नाम शरद है।
There's a boy who lives in my neighborhood, his name is Sharad.
(mere pados men ek ladkaa rahtaa hai, uskaa naam sharad hai।)
शरद, ज़रा यह फ़ाइल टेबल पर रख देना।
Sharad, please put this file on the table.
(sharad, zaraa yah faail tebal par rakh denaa।)
अगर शरद यहाँ होता, तो वह हमारी मदद कर देता।
If Sharad were here, he would have helped us.
(agar sharad yahaan hotaa, to vah hamaarii madad kar detaa।)
शरद जी, क्या आप कल की मीटिंग में रहेंगे?
Mr. Sharad, will you be at tomorrow's meeting?
(sharad jii, kyaa aap kal kii miiting men rahenge?)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि शरद परीक्षा में अच्छे अंक लाए।
I hope Sharad scores good marks in the exam.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki sharad pariikshaa men achchhe ank laae।)
शरद को उसके दादाजी ने यह नाम दिया था।
Sharad was given this name by his grandfather.
(sharad ko uske daadaajii ne yah naam diyaa thaa।)
स्कूल में शरद को सब लोग उसकी ईमानदारी के लिए जानते थे।
In school, everyone knew Sharad for his honesty.
(skool men sharad ko sab log uskii iimaandaarii ke lie jaante the।)
इस बात की घोषणा शरद द्वारा की गई।
This announcement was made by Sharad.
(is baat kii ghoshnaa sharad dvaaraa kii gaii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
शरद
(sharad)
(sg.f.oblique):
शरद
(sharad)
(pl.f.direct):
शरदें
(sharden)
(pl.f.oblique):
शरदों
(shardon)