[śṝ-lyuṭ] 1 Protection, help, succour, defence; bhūtvā śaraṇyā śaraṇārthamanyaṃ kathaṃ prapattye tvayi dīpya- māne R. 14. 64, V. 1. 3; U. 4. 23.

2 Refuge, shelter; Ku. 3. 8; Pt. [Page1035-b+ 56] 2.

3 A place of refuge, resort, asylum (applied to persons also); sa surāsurasya jagataḥ śaraṇaṃ Ki. 18. 22; saṃtaptānāṃ tvamasi śaraṇaṃ Me. 7; śaraṇaṃ gama- i-yā &c. ‘to go to for protection, take shelter with, to...