Saranika, Sāraṇika, Sharanika, Śāraṇika: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Saranika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Śāraṇika can be transliterated into English as Saranika or Sharanika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysāraṇika (सारणिक).—a S Relating to the road or to traveling.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāraṇika (शारणिक).—a. In need of protection, a refugee; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.14.17.
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Sāraṇika (सारणिक).—a. (-kī f.) Travelling, journeying.
-kaḥ 1 A traveller, wayfarer.
2) A travelling merchant; यदा सारणिकान् राजा पुत्रवत् परिरक्षति (yadā sāraṇikān rājā putravat parirakṣati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.91.36.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySāraṇika (सारणिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Travelling, way-faring, &c. m.
(-kaḥ) A traveller. E. saraṇi a road, and ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySāraṇika (सारणिक).—[masculine] traveller, merchant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSāraṇikā (सारणिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. See Cintāmaṇisāraṇikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāraṇika (शारणिक):—mfn. in need of protection, going for protection or refuge, a refugee, [Mahābhārata]
2) Sāraṇika (सारणिक):—[from sāra] m. a traveller, ([especially]) a travelling merchant ([varia lectio] śar), [Mahābhārata]
3) Sāraṇikā (सारणिका):—[from sāraṇika > sāra] f. (in cintāmaṇi-s) Name of [work]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySāraṇika (सारणिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A traveller. a. Travelling.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySāraṇika (सारणिक):—(a) tabular.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Saranikaghna, Sharanikar, Sharanikara.
Ends with: Cintamanisaranika, Tithisaranika.
Full-text: Saranikaghna, Tithisaranika, Cintamani, Tithi.
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