Shraushat, Śrauṣaṭ: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śrauṣaṭ can be transliterated into English as Srausat or Shraushat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्).—ind. An exclamation or formula used in making an offering with fire to the gods or departed spirits; cf. वषट् (vaṣaṭ) or वौषट् (vauṣaṭ).

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

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्).—Ind. An exclamation used in making an offering with fire to the gods or manes E. śru to hear, (the prayer being heard in consequence,) and ḍauṣaṭ aff.

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

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्).—anomal. old conjunct. of the aor. of śru (cf. vaṣaṭ), indecl. An exclamation used in making an offering to the Manes or gods.

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

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्).—[adjective] sacrificial exclamation.

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

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्):—[from śrotavya] ind. ([probably] for śroṣat [subjunctive] of √1. śru, ‘may he id est. the god, hear us!’) an exclamation used in making an offering with fire to the gods or departed spirits (cf. vaṣaṭ, vauṣaṭ), [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. [Pāṇini 8-2, 91]).

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

Śrauṣaṭ (श्रौषट्):—interj. Exclamation on offering by fire to gods or manes.

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Shraushat 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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