The Sanskrit term Aśrutavat can be transliterated into English as Asrutavat or Ashrutavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Aśrutavat (अश्रुतवत्, “ignorant”) refers to “those who have understood nothing” (i.e., “those who do not listen to the Dharma”), according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—These bālapṛthagjanas who have understood nothing (aśrutavat) see the self as their self and become attached to the self. But there is no ‘me’ (ātman) and there is no ‘mine’ (ātmiya). The ‘me’ is empty, the ‘mine’ is empty.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśrutavat (अश्रुतवत्).—[a-śru + ta + vat], adv. As if not heard, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 53.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśrutavat (अश्रुतवत्):—[=a-śruta-vat] [from a-śruta] ind. as if it were not heard, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashrutavat in German

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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: Ashruta, Shrutavat, Vat, A.

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