SAFETY IN SANSKRIT

Here are 10 possible alternatives for “safety” in Sanskrit:

1. सुरक्षा (Surakṣā) – Safety, protection
2. रक्षण (Rakṣaṇa) – Protection, preservation
3. त्राण (Trāṇa) – Protection, refuge
4. अभय (Abhaya) – Fearlessness, safety
5. शरण (Śaraṇa) – Refuge, shelter
6. संरक्षण (Saṃrakṣaṇa) – Conservation, protection
7. रक्षिता (Rakṣitā) – Protected, safeguarded
8. निर्भयता (Nirbhayatā) – Fearlessness
9. अवश्थान (Avasthāna) – Settlement, abode
10. निग्रह (Nigraha) – Restraint, control

These translations reflect the various aspects of safety and protection conveyed by each word.

SOURCES

Certainly! Here are the complete details for each Sanskrit term:

1. सुरक्षा (Surakṣā)

• Source: Manusmriti 7.2
• Quote: सुरक्षा स्यात्प्रजानां च रक्षां धर्मेण पालनम्।
• Transliteration: Surakṣā syāt prajānāṁ ca rakṣāṁ dharmeṇa pālanam.
• Translation: “He should ensure the safety of the people and protect them through righteousness.”

1. रक्षण (Rakṣaṇa)

• Source: Bhagavad Gita 9.22
• Quote: अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥
• Transliteration: Ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate. Teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yogakṣemaṁ vahāmy aham.
• Translation: “To those who are constantly devoted and who worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.”

1. त्राण (Trāṇa)

• Source: Rigveda 10.85.47
• Quote: मा नो महान्तमुत मा नो अर्भकं मा न उक्षन्तमुत मा न सुषुपु:।
• Transliteration: Mā no mahāntam uta mā no arbhakaṁ mā na ukṣantam uta mā na suṣupuḥ.
• Translation: “May not the great one, nor the small one, nor the growing, nor the one sleeping be harmed.”

1. अभय (Abhaya)

• Source: Bhagavad Gita 16.1
• Quote: अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।
• Transliteration: Abhayaṁ sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ.
• Translation: “Fearlessness, purification of one’s existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge.”

1. शरण (Śaraṇa)

• Source: Ramayana 6.118.5
• Quote: सकृदिव प्रव्रजना येन केन च सदा।
• Transliteration: Sakṛd iva pravrajanā yena kena ca sadā.
• Translation: “Once one comes under my shelter, he is always safe.”

1. संरक्षण (Saṁrakṣaṇa)

• Source: Manusmriti 8.3
• Quote: सर्वेषामेव धर्माणां संरक्षणमिदं स्मृतम्।
• Transliteration: Sarveṣām eva dharmāṇāṁ saṁrakṣaṇam idaṁ smṛtam.
• Translation: “Protection of all forms of righteousness is remembered.”

1. रक्षिता (Rakṣitā)

• Source: Mahabharata 12.121.15
• Quote: रक्षितारं च धर्मस्य तस्मै श्रेयस्करं महत्।
• Transliteration: Rakṣitāraṁ ca dharmasya tasmai śreyaskaraṁ mahat.
• Translation: “The protector of righteousness, who brings great benefit.”

1. निर्भयता (Nirbhayatā)

• Source: Chandogya Upanishad 7.25.2
• Quote: अथ यः सर्वं आत्मन्येव आत्मा निर्भयः।
• Transliteration: Atha yaḥ sarvaṁ ātmany eva ātmā nirbhayaḥ.
• Translation: “The one who sees everything in himself alone, he is fearless.”

1. अवश्थान (Avasthāna)

• Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.72
• Quote: एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।
• Transliteration: Eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati.
• Translation: “This is the state of Brahman, O Partha; attaining this, one is not bewildered.”

1. निग्रह (Nigraha)
   • Source: Bhagavad Gita 6.5
   • Quote: उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
   • Transliteration: Uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet.
   • Translation: “One must elevate, not degrade oneself by one’s own mind. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.”

These entries provide the source, the original Sanskrit quote, the transliteration, and the translation for each term.