ਸ਼ਰਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरण (śaraṇá).

Noun

ਸ਼ਰਨ • (śaran) f (Shahmukhi spelling شرن‎)

  1. shelter, refuge, asylum, protection
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 1230:
      ਸਰਨ ਪਰਨ ਸਾਧੂ ਆਨ ਬਾਨਿ ਬਿਸਾਰੇ
      saran paran sādhū āna bāni bisāre
      So seek the Sanctuary of the Holy, and forget all your other habits.
    Synonym: ਪਨਾਹ (panāh)

References
  • “ਸ਼ਰਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਸ਼ਰਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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