accusative singular of saraṇa (masculine)
Etymology. Cognate with Sanskrit śaraṇa; related to √śṛ 'to go, move', from which shelter is the place one moves to for safety. The word evokes the concrete image of taking shelter from danger.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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