saraṇa

See also: sarana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• सरण (Devanagari script)
• সরণ (Bengali script)
• සරණ (Sinhalese script)
• သရဏ or သရꧣ (Burmese script)
• สรณ or สะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຣຓ or ສະຣະຓະ or ສະລະນະ (Lao script)
• សរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇa).

Noun

saraṇa n

1. protection, refuge
2. a shelter

Declension

Declension table of "saraṇa" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	saraṇaṃ	saraṇāni
Accusative (second)	saraṇaṃ	saraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	saraṇena	saraṇehi or saraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	saraṇassa or saraṇāya or saraṇatthaṃ	saraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	saraṇasmā or saraṇamhā or saraṇā	saraṇehi or saraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	saraṇassa	saraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	saraṇasmiṃ or saraṇamhi or saraṇe	saraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	saraṇa	saraṇāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “saraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead