ਸ਼ਰਨ

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.