Sharanya, Śaraṇya, Saraṇyā: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaraṇya can be transliterated into English as Saranya or Sharanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sharny.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Saraṇyā (सरण्या).—A wife of Sūrya. (Ṛgveda, 10, 17, 2).
Śaraṇya (शरण्य) refers to the “refuge of the refugees” and is used as an epithet of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.41.—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu and others eulogized Śiva:—“[...] obeisance to the great lord, greater than the greatest, the greatest of the great, the all-pervading omniformed lord. Obeisance to Viṣṇukalatra, Viṣṇukṣetra, the sun, Bhairava, the refuge of the refugees (i.e., Śaraṇya), the three-eyed and the sportive”.
Śaraṇya (शरण्य) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.30, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śaraṇya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Śaraṇya (शरण्य) refers to “affording protection” (representing a desirable characteristic of the supervisor of elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “1. The supervisor of elephants should be intelligent, king-like, righteous, devoted to his lord, pure, true to his undertakings, free from vice, controlling his senses, well behaved, vigorous, tried by practice, delighting in kind words, his science learned from a good teacher, clever, firm, affording protection (śaraṇya), renowned for curing disease (in elephants), fearless, all knowing”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śaraṇya (शरण्य).—a S That affords protection or shelter; that is a refuge or an asylum unto. 2 (Possible, purposed, necessary, proper) to be protected or sheltered.
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
Śaraṇya (शरण्य).—a. [śaraṇe sādhuḥ yat]
1) Fit to protect, yielding protection, a protector, refuge; असौ शरण्यः शरणोन्मुखानाम् (asau śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇonmukhānām) R.6.21; शरण्यो लोकानाम् (śaraṇyo lokānām) Mv.4.1; R.2.3;14.64;15. 2; Kumārasambhava 5.76.
2) Needing protection, poor, miserable.
-ṇyaḥ An epithet of Śiva.
-ṇyam 1 A place of refuge, shelter.
2) A protector, who or what affords protection; लवणत्रासितः स्तोमः शरण्यं त्वामुपस्थितः (lavaṇatrāsitaḥ stomaḥ śaraṇyaṃ tvāmupasthitaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.5.
3) Protection, defence; शरण्यौ सर्वसत्त्वानाम् (śaraṇyau sarvasattvānām) Rāma-rakṣā 19.
4) Injury. hurt.
Śaraṇya (शरण्य).—mfn.
(-ṇyaḥ-ṇyā-ṇyaṃ) To be protected or aided, poor, miserable, helpless. n.
(-ṇyaṃ) 1. A protection, a protector, that which or who affords refuge and defence. 2. A house. 3. Protection, defence. 4. Injury, hurt. E. śṛ to hurt, Unadi aff. anya; or śaraṇa protection, and yat aff. of fitness.
Śaraṇya (शरण्य).—i. e. śaraṇa + ya, I. adj. 1. Needing protection, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 90, 50; helpless, poor, miserable. 2. Yielding protection, helping, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 42, 3; [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 1, 2;
Śaraṇya (शरण्य).—[adjective] affording or seeking protection, refuge, or help; [abstract] tā [feminine]
1) Śaraṇya (शरण्य):—[from śara] 1. śaraṇya n. (for 2. See, [ib.]) injury, hurt, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [from śaraṇa] 2. śaraṇya mf(ā)n. affording shelter, yielding help or protection to ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with ([compound]), [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] n. who or what affords protection or defence, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) [v.s. ...] (with ācārya) Name of a Tāntric teacher, [Catalogue(s)]
7) Śaraṇyā (शरण्या):—[from śaraṇya > śaraṇa] f. Name of Durga, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
8) Saraṇya (सरण्य):—[from sara] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati, to run, hasten, speed, [Ṛg-veda]
Śaraṇya (शरण्य):—(ṇyaṃ) 1. n. A shelter; a house; protector; injury. a. Protected, poor, miserable.
Śaraṇya (शरण्य):—(von 2. śaraṇa) [Uṇādisūtra 3, 101] (parox.; das Sūtra fehlt in einem Comm.). adj. (f. ā)
1) Jmd (gen.) Schutz —, Zuflucht —, Hilfe gewährend; = śaraṇamiva gaṇa śākhādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 103.] von Göttern und Menschen [?8, 1, 74, Scholiast Mahābhārata 3, 192. 2442. 4, 203. 5, 7007. 7, 2306. 13, 5623. Sāvitryupākhyāna 1, 2] (mahātman [Mahābhārata 3, 16620).] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 1, 43 (46 Gorresio).] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 1, 11. 5, 91, 23. 6, 36, 20.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 30. 6, 21. 14, 64.] [UTTARAR. 32, 1 (42, 3).] [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 140. 46, 144. 52, 43. 95, 88.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 606.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 25, 11. 4, 16, 16.] gāvaḥ śaraṇyā bhūtānām [Mahābhārata 13, 3358.] diś [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 16, 12. 17, 19.] daṇḍakāḥ [35, 65.] jala [Spr. 3124.] mit der Ergänzung compon.: jagaccharaṇya [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 76.] a [Mahābhārata 12, 361. 13, 279.] [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 6, 5.] —
2) Schutz —, Zuflucht —, Hilfe suchend, bedürfend [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 57, 16 (59, 14 Gorresio). 3, 14, 4.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 43, 1.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 30, 43. 7, 8, 43.] ātma bei [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 90, 22.] —
3) Schutz —, Zuflucht —, Hilfe habend: a deren bedürfend [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 55, 65.]
Śaraṇya (शरण्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saraṇṇa.
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
Śaraṇya (शरण्य) [Also spelled sharny]:—(a) seeking/needing or deserving shelter.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Śaraṇya (ಶರಣ್ಯ):—[adjective] fit to be protected or given shelter.
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Śaraṇya (ಶರಣ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಶರಣಾಗತರಕ್ಷಕ [sharanagatarakshaka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Śaraṇya (शरण्य):—adj. deserving protection; seeking protection; n. one who gives protection to a refugee;
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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Starts with (+0): Sharanya acarya, Sharanyan, Sharanyapuramahatmya, Sharanyata.
Full-text (+0): Sharanyata, Susharanya, Asharanya, Sharanyapuramahatmya, Sharanya acarya, Kangui, Ying hu gui yi chu, Saranna, Sharny, Sharany, Aviraladharasara, Sharanonmukha, Caraniyan, Sharanyan, Araniyan, Sarabhanga, Stoma, Anvish, Sharana, Adas.
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