Shravas, Śravas: 9 definitions
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Shravas 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 Śravas can be transliterated into English as Sravas or Shravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚravas (श्रवस्) refers to the “ears” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “4. With clearly developed nails, vidu, joints, ears, and sheaths and covering of the tusks; spotted on the breast, and on the lobes of the ears (śravas); hairy in the ears and on the head [śravasi śirasi keśi], with uplifted head, eating grass, with rather stout (firm) rows of teeth, in the third year he is an upasarpa”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚravas (श्रवस्).—n.
1) The ear.
2) Fame, glory; बृहच्छ्रंवाः (bṛhacchraṃvāḥ) (devarṣiḥ) Bhāgavata 1.5.1
3) Wealth.
4) Hymn.
5) A praiseworthy action.
6) Sound; गन्धाकृतिः स्पर्शरसश्रवांसि (gandhākṛtiḥ sparśarasaśravāṃsi) Bhāg. 5.11.1.
7) A stream, channel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚravas (श्रवस्).—n.
(-vaḥ) 1. The ear. 2. Fame, glory. 3. Wealth. E. śru to hear, aff. asun .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚravas (श्रवस्).—i. e. śru + as, n. 1. The ear. 2. Renown, wealth,
Śravas (श्रवस्).—[neuter] sound, call; loud praise, fame, glory, worth, eminence; zeal, eagerness, ambition; contest and its prize.
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Sravas (स्रवस्).—[neuter] (—°) = srava [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śravas (श्रवस्):—[from śrava] 1. śravas n. sound, shout, loud praise, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] glory, fame, renown, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] the ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Santa, [Mahābhārata] cf. [Greek] κλέος for κλεϝος
5) [from śravaṇa] 2. śravas n. (= sravas) a stream, flow, gush, [Ṛg-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] swift course, rapid motion, flight ([instrumental case] [plural] in flight, while flying), [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] a channel, [ib. vii, 79, 3; x, 27, 21]
8) [v.s. ...] = anna or dhana, [Nirukta, by Yāska] cf. [according to] to some, [Greek] κρουνός.
9) Sravas (स्रवस्):—[from sru] n. (ifc.) = srava, flow of (See madhusravas).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚravas (श्रवस्):—(vaḥ) 5. n. The ear.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śravas (श्रवस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sava.
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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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Starts with: Shravahpatra, Shravasa, Shravashthiya, Shravaskama, Shravasta, Shravastaka, Shravasteya, Shravasteyaka, Shravasti, Shravastibhukti, Shravastika, Shravastipura, Shravastiyaka, Shravasy, Shravasya, Shravasyati, Shravasyu, Shravatkama.
Full-text (+98): Uccaihshravas, Cakshuhshravas, Vishtarashravas, Dirghashravas, Bhurisravas, Ashtashravas, Vishravas, Prithushravas, Vriddhashravas, Sushravas, Ugrashravas, Devashravas, Bhushravas, Carushravas, Vajashravas, Karnashravas, Priyashravas, Somashravas, Shrutashravas, Pratishravas.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Vasiṣṭha < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 17.9 < [Chapter 17 - Disposition of the Zodiac Signs Containing the Moon]
Vasantavilasa of Balachandra Suri (translation and study) (by R. T. Bhat)
Canto 4 - The two brothers Vastupala and Tejapala < [Chapter 5 - Vasantavilasa-Mahakavya and its Contents]
Om Bhadraṃ Karṇebhiḥ Śṛṇuyāma Sevāḥ
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter II - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-joints < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]