Sharanalaya, Śaraṇālaya, Sharana-alaya: 4 definitions
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Sharanalaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śaraṇālaya can be transliterated into English as Saranalaya or Sharanalaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaraṇālaya (शरणालय).—a place of refuge, asylum.
Derivable forms: śaraṇālayaḥ (शरणालयः).
Śaraṇālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaraṇa and ālaya (आलय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaraṇālaya (शरणालय).—[masculine] place of refuge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaraṇālaya (शरणालय):—[from śaraṇa] m. (place of) refuge or shelter asylum, [Mahābhārata]
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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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