Satyashravas, Satyaśravas: 4 definitions

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Satyashravas 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 Satyaśravas can be transliterated into English as Satyasravas or Satyashravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Satyashravas in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Satyaśravas (सत्यश्रवस्).—A warrior who fought on the Kaurava side against the Pāṇḍavas. Abhimanyu killed this warrior. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 3).

2) Satyaśravas (सत्यश्रवस्).—A teacher-priest of the line of the Ṛgveda-disciples of Vyāsa. He was the son of the hermit Mārkaṇḍeya. (Vāyu Purāṇa, 96: 171).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Satyashravas in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Satyaśravas (सत्यश्रवस्).—[neuter] true glory; [masculine] a man’s name.

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

1) Satyaśravas (सत्यश्रवस्):—[=satya-śravas] [from satya > sat] n. (satya-) true renown, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???]

2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘having true r°’ (cf. [Greek] *᾿ετεοκλῆς)

3) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of the hymns, [Ṛg-veda v, 79; 80] (having the [patronymic] ātreya or vāyya), [Anukramaṇikā]

4) [v.s. ...] of various other men, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]

5) Satyasravas (सत्यस्रवस्):—[=satya-sravas] [from satya > sat] m. Name of a teacher, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([probably] [wrong reading] for -śravas).

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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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