As a deity name
Name 790 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
killing, slaying
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śaraṇāya" is the dative of "śaraṇa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. śaraṇa m. (for 2. See p. 1057, col. 1) one of the arrows of Kāma-deva, Cat.
śaraṇa n. falling asunder, bursting, falling in Vop.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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