tisaraṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀺𑀲𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• तिसरण (Devanagari script)
• তিসরণ (Bengali script)
• තිසරණ (Sinhalese script)
• တိသရဏ or တိသရꧣ (Burmese script)
• ติสรณ or ติสะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩥᩈᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕິສຣຓ or ຕິສະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• តិសរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄨𑄥𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

ti (“three”) +‎ saraṇa (“refuge”)

Noun

tisaraṇa n

1. The three refuges, i.e. the Buddha, the dharma and sangha taken collectively

Declension

Declension table of "tisaraṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	tisaraṇaṃ	tisaraṇāni
Accusative (second)	tisaraṇaṃ	tisaraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	tisaraṇena	tisaraṇehi or tisaraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	tisaraṇassa or tisaraṇāya or tisaraṇatthaṃ	tisaraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tisaraṇasmā or tisaraṇamhā or tisaraṇā	tisaraṇehi or tisaraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tisaraṇassa	tisaraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tisaraṇasmiṃ or tisaraṇamhi or tisaraṇe	tisaraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	tisaraṇa	tisaraṇāni

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.