Shrutashrava, Śrutaśravā, Śrutaśrava: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Śrutaśravā and Śrutaśrava can be transliterated into English as Srutasrava or Shrutashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Śrutaśravā (श्रुतश्रवा):—Son of Sahadeva (son of Jarāsandha). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.9)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śrutaśrava (श्रुतश्रव).—A son of Somāpī;¹ ruled for 67 years;² father of Ayutāyu.³

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 9.
2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 111.
3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 23. 4.

1b) A son of Mārjāri, and father of Ayutāyu.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 46.

1c) A daughter of Śūra and Bhojā;¹ a sister of Vasudeva and queen of Damaghoṣa, the Cedi king;² mother of Śisupāla; a Vīramātā.³

1) Matsya-purāṇa 46. 4, 6.
2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 30 and 39; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 150 and 158; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 31, 44-5.
3) Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 149, 157-8.

1d) A son of Chāyā and the Sun god; was Sāvarṇi Manu.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 59. 48; Vāyu-purāṇa 84. 50.

1e) A son of Somavit.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 50. 34.

1f) (Māgadha) in the line of Somādhi (tasyānvaya) ruled for 64 years; this gap between Somādhi and Śrutaśravas seems to account for the discrepancy between the names given and the total No. 32 of the kings.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 271. 20; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 228, 297.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Śrutaśrava (श्रुतश्रव) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.48.9, I.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śrutaśrava) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

context information

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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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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