Shrotrapeya, Śrotrapeya, Shrotra-peya: 3 definitions

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Shrotrapeya 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 Śrotrapeya can be transliterated into English as Srotrapeya or Shrotrapeya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrotrapeya (श्रोत्रपेय).—a. to be imbibed by the ear, to be attentively heard; संदेशं मे तदनु जलद श्रोष्यसि श्रोत्रपेयम् (saṃdeśaṃ me tadanu jalada śroṣyasi śrotrapeyam) Meghadūta 13.

Śrotrapeya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrotra and peya (पेय).

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

Śrotrapeya (श्रोत्रपेय).—[adjective] worth hearing (lit. to be drunk with the ear).

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

Śrotrapeya (श्रोत्रपेय):—[=śrotra-peya] [from śrotra > śrotavya] mfn. to be drunk in by the ear or attentively heard, worth hearing, [Meghadūta; Kathāsaritsāgara]

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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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