Samshravana, Saṃśravaṇa: 7 definitions

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Samshravana 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 Saṃśravaṇa can be transliterated into English as Samsravana or Samshravana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃśravaṇa (संश्रवण).—

1) Hearing.

2) The ear.

3) The range of hearing.

Derivable forms: saṃśravaṇam (संश्रवणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃśravaṇa (संश्रवण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) The ear.

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

Saṃśravaṇa (संश्रवण).—i. e. sam-śru + ana, n. The ear, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 23, 7.

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

Saṃsrāvaṇa (संस्रावण).—[adjective] flowing together.

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

1) Saṃśravaṇa (संश्रवण):—[=saṃ-śravaṇa] [from saṃ-śrava > saṃ-śru] n. the act of hearing or listening, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) hearing about, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] range of hearing, earshot ([locative case], ‘within hearing, aloud’), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Caraka]

4) Saṃsravaṇa (संस्रवण):—[=saṃ-sravaṇa] [from saṃ-srava > saṃ-sru] in garbha-s (q.v.)

5) Saṃsrāvaṇa (संस्रावण):—[=saṃ-srāvaṇa] [from saṃ-srāva > saṃ-sru] mfn. flowing or running together, [Atharva-veda]

6) [v.s. ...] n. spitting out, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] ([Scholiast or Commentator]; written siṃ-śr)

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃśravaṇa (संश्रवण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃsavaṇa.

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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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