Saranika, Sāraṇika, Sharanika, Śāraṇika: 9 definitions

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Saranika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Saranika has 8 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Śāraṇika can be transliterated into English as Saranika or Sharanika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Śāraṇika (शारणिक):—(von śaraṇa) adj. schutzbedürftig, Schutz bei Jmd suchend [Mahābhārata 13, 5072.]

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Sāraṇika (सारणिक):—(von saraṇi) m. Reisender, ein herumziehender Kaufmann: yadā sāraṇikānrājā putravatparirakṣati [Mahābhārata 12, 3438.] śāraṇika v. l. bei [Nīlakaṇṭha]

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Sāraṇikā (सारणिका):—f. cintāmaṇiḥ sā oder tithi Titel einer Schrift [Oxforder Handschriften 327,b, No. 776.]

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Śāraṇika (शारणिक):—[Mahābhārata 12, 3438, v. l.] bei [Nīlakaṇṭha]

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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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