Bahishruta, Bahīśruta, Bahi-shruta: 1 definition
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Bahishruta 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 Bahīśruta can be transliterated into English as Bahisruta or Bahishruta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahīśruta (बहीश्रुत).—a.
1) well-informed, very learned तस्मिन् पुरवरे हृष्टा धर्मात्मानो बहुश्रुताः (tasmin puravare hṛṣṭā dharmātmāno bahuśrutāḥ) Rām. H.1.1; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2. 1; R.15.36.
2) well-versed in the Vedas; गुरुं वा बाल- वृद्धौ वा ब्राह्मणं वा बहुश्रुतम् । आततायिनमायान्तं हन्यादेवाविचारयन् (guruṃ vā bāla- vṛddhau vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā bahuśrutam | ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan) || Manusmṛti 8.35.
-tiḥ the occurrence of the plural in a text.
Bahīśruta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahī and śruta (श्रुत). See also (synonyms): bahuśruta.
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: Shruta, Bahi.
Full-text: Bahushruta.
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