Pāli Dictionary

saraṇa1

saprefixraṇrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

raṇ1conflict; make war

Antonyms

araṇa

doctrine

  • harmful; malign; unpeaceful; defiled; concomitant with war

  • MN 139

    tasmā eso dhammo saraṇo.

saraṇa2

sarrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sar1to remember

doctrine

  • refuge; protection; help; especially the Three Refuges (the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha); an epithet of Nibbāna

general

  • house; home; shelter

  • walking stick; staff

saraṇa3

sarrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sar1to remember

mind

  • remembering; remembrance; memory

sāra

approximate

sārrootasuffix

via inflected form sārāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

noun

Root

sar1to remember

Synonyms

ādi, sineha

Antonyms

asāra, nissāra

doctrine

  • essence; core; substance; pith; value

  • Snp 1.1

    yo n'ājjhagamā bhavesu sāraṃ, vicinaṃ puppham'iva udumbaresu, so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṃ, urago jiṇṇam'iva tacaṃ purāṇaṃ.

  • MN 30

    etaṃ sāraṃ etaṃ pariyosānan'ti

general

  • heartwood; hardwood; solid wood

  • MN 18

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, puriso sār'atthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkamm'eva mūlaṃ, atikkamma khandhaṃ, sākhāpalāse sāraṃ pariyesitabbaṃ maññeyya

  • MN 29

    yañ'c'assa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañ'c'assa atthaṃ anubhavissatī'ti.

  • essential; substantial; valuable; strong; excellent

  • AN 5.162

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, bhikkhu paṃsukūliko rathiyāya nantakaṃ disvā vāmena pādena niggaṇhitvā dakkhiṇena pādena pattharitvā, yo sāro taṃ paripātetvā ādāya pakkameyya.

  • DN 23

    tena hi, bho, yānamhākaṃ satthe appasārāni paṇiyāni, tāni chaḍḍetvā, yāni imasmiṃ satthe mahāsārāni paṇiyāni, tāni ādiyathā'ti.

  • sap; resin; moisture; fluid

  • SN 22.54

    imāni c'assu, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni akhaṇḍāni apūtikāni avāt'ātapahatāni sār'ādāni sukhasayitāni, pathavī ca n'āssa, āpo ca n'āssa, api nu'māni, bhikkhave, pañca bījajātāni vuddhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjeyyun'ti?

sara

approximate

via inflected form sarāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sar1to remember

general

  • a lake; a pool; a natural body of water

  • (as adjective) flowing; streaming; moving

  • Snp 1.1

    yo taṇham'udacchidā asesaṃ, saritaṃ sīghasaraṃ visosayitvā, so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṃ, urago jiṇṇam'ivattacaṃ purāṇaṃ.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Saraṇa
Person

  • One of the two chief disciples, and also a step-brother, of the Buddha Sumana.

Saraṇa2
Person

  • One of the chief lay supporters of the Buddha Sumana.

Saraṇa3
Person

  • One of the two chief disciples of the Buddha Sumedha, and the Buddha’s younger brother.

Saraṇa4
Place

  • The birth city of the Buddha Dhammadassī, where he met his two chief disciples, Paduma and Phussadeva.

Saraṇa5
Person

  • The father of the Buddha Dhammadassī.

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