Shrivriksha, Shri-vriksha, Śrīvṛkṣa: 11 definitions

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Shrivriksha 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 Śrīvṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Srivrksa or Shrivriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified under the group named Sāndhāra, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 56. The Sāndhāra group contains twenty-five out of a sixty-four total prāsādas (temples) classified under four groups in this chapter. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.

Śrīvṛkṣa is also listed in the Agnipurāṇa which features a list of 45 temple types. It is listed under the group named Kailāśa, featuring circular-shaped temples. This list represents a classification of temples in Nort-India.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shrivriksha in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष).—Near the Cītrakūṭa hill fit for Śrāddha.1 2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13. 38.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 77. 38.
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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Shrivriksha in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष) refers to the “venerable tree”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The venerable Tree [i.e., śrīvṛkṣa] (HSKṢMLVRYŪṂ), called the Teacher’s Sandals, endowed with the energy of passion, (AIṂ) is the First Lord (Ādinātha) of Bhairava’s Command. His will is the divine seed (AIṂ), which is pure with (the direct) experience (of deity), and is the Wheel of the Fire of Time. The principle of Water has arisen which, filled with the energy of the Lord’s feet (HSKṢMLVRYŪṂ), is the principle of the Self. When the Moon is destroyed, the pure and divine disc of the Full Moon invariably dawns. [...]”.

Source: Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Tantra Literature of Kerala- Special Reference to Mātṛsadbhāva

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष) or “common flag” refers to of the trees used for making Bimbas or Pratimās, according to the Mātṛsadbhāva, one of the earliest Śākta Tantras from Kerala.—Mātṛsadbhāva is a Kerala Tantric ritual manual dealing with the worship of Goddess Bhadrakālī (also known as Rurujit) along with sapta-mātṛs or Seven mothers. [...] There are many descriptions about the flora and fauna in Mātṛssadbhāva. [...] In the fourth chapter the author discussed about different types of trees [e.g., śrīvṛkṣa] can be used to make pratimā or bimba.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shrivriksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष).—

1) the Bilva tree.

2) the Aśvattha or sacred fig-tree; वक्षः श्रीवृक्षकान्तं मधुकरनिकरश्यामलं शार्ङ्गपाणेः (vakṣaḥ śrīvṛkṣakāntaṃ madhukaranikaraśyāmalaṃ śārṅgapāṇeḥ) Viṣṇu. S.28.

3) a curl of hair on the breast and forehead of a horse. °किन् (kin) having such mark; श्रीवृक्षकी पुरुषकोन्नमिताग्रकायः (śrīvṛkṣakī puruṣakonnamitāgrakāyaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.56.

Derivable forms: śrīvṛkṣaḥ (श्रीवृक्षः).

Śrīvṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष).

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

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष).—m.

(-kṣaḥ) 1. The holy-fig tree, (Ficus religiosa.) 2. The Bilwatree. 3. The Aśhwatt'ha-tree. E. śrī auspicious, vṛkṣa a tree.

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

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष).—[masculine] the holy fig-tree.

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

1) Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष):—[=śrī-vṛkṣa] [from śrī] m. the sacred fig-tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the Bilva tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] = next (See sa-śrīvṛkṣa).

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

Śrīvṛkṣa (श्रीवृक्ष):—[śrī-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The holy fig-tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shrivriksha 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shrivriksha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śrīvṛkṣa (ಶ್ರೀವೃಕ್ಷ):—

1) [noun] the tree Aegle marmelos of Rutaceae family; beal tree.

2) [noun] the tree Ficus religiosa of Moraceae family; the Peepul tree.

3) [noun] any auspicious sign or mark.

4) [noun] a horse having a curl of hairs on its neck, considered as an auspicious sign.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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