Shrayana, Śrayaṇa: 8 definitions

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Shrayana 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 Śrayaṇa can be transliterated into English as Srayana or Shrayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrayaṇa (श्रयण).—[śri-ghañ lyuṭ vā] Refuge, shelter, protection, asylum; (see āśraya).

Derivable forms: śrayaṇam (श्रयणम्).

See also (synonyms): śraya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śrayaṇa (श्रयण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Asylum, refuge, shelter, protection. E. śri to serve, aff. lyuṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śrayaṇa (श्रयण).—i. e. śri + ana, n. Refuge, protection.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śrayaṇa (श्रयण).—[neuter] leaning on, clinging to; refuge, shelter.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śrayaṇa (श्रयण):—[from śraya] 1. śrayaṇa n. the act of going to or approaching ([especially] for protection), recourse to ([compound]), asylum, refuge, protection, shelter, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) 2. śrayaṇa n. ([from] √śrī) mixing up, mixture, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [from śri] a etc. See p.1096, [columns] 2, 3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śrayaṇa (श्रयण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Asylum, refuge.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shrayana in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śrayaṇa (ಶ್ರಯಣ):—[noun] the condition or fact of being dependent; dependence.

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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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