Saran, Sharan, Sǎ rán, Sa ran, Sā rán, Sà rán: 10 definitions

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Saran means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Saran (सारण): The spy of Ravana, Mentioned in Ramayana Yuddha Kanda/Sarga 26, who tells Ravana about strength of the army of vanaras.

Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Śaran (शरन्):—[from śarad] in [compound] for śarad.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Sharan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) shelter, refuge; recourse; protection; ~[data] one who affords a protection; ~[prada] sheltering; -[sthana] a sanctuary, refuge, an asylum, a haven; —[dena] to afford refuge, to grant shelter, to harbour..—sharan (शरण) is alternatively transliterated as Śaraṇa.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

Śaraṇ (ಶರಣ್):—[noun] = ಶರಣು [sharanu].

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Saraṇ (ಸರಣ್):—[noun] = ಸರಣು [saranu].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Sharan is another spelling for शरण [śaraṇa].—n. protection; shelter; refuge; patronage;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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