Dirghashravas, Dīrghaśravas: 6 definitions
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Dirghashravas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Dīrghaśravas can be transliterated into English as Dirghasravas or Dirghashravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDīrghaśravas (दीर्घश्रवस्).—A son of Dīrghaṭamas. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 112, Sūkta 117).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDirghaśravas (दिर्घश्रवस्).—adj. widely renowned,
Dirghaśravas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dirgha and śravas (श्रवस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghaśravas (दीर्घश्रवस्).—[adjective] far renowned.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dīrghaśravas (दीर्घश्रवस्):—[=dīrgha-śravas] [from dīrgha] mfn. (gha-) renowned far and wide
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of men, [Ṛg-veda; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa xv, 3.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shravas, Dirgha.
Full-text: Dairghashravasa.
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