Shrutadhvaja, Śrutadhvaja: 3 definitions
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Shrutadhvaja 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 Śrutadhvaja can be transliterated into English as Srutadhvaja or Shrutadhvaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚrutadhvaja (श्रुतध्वज).—A brother of King Virāṭa. He was a supporter of the Pāṇḍavas. Virāṭa’s brothers were-Gajānīka, Śrutānīka, Vīrabhadra, Sudarśana, Srutadhvaja, Balānīka, Jayānīka, Jayapriya, Vijaya, Labdhalakṣa, Jayāśva, Rathavāhana Candrodaya and Kāmaratha. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 158, Verse 41).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrutadhvaja (श्रुतध्वज):—[=śruta-dhvaja] [from śruta > śru] m. ‘characterized by kn°’ Name of a warrior, [Mahābhārata]
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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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