Shrutimat, Śrutimat, Shruti-mat: 1 definition
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Shrutimat 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 Śrutimat can be transliterated into English as Srutimat or Shrutimat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrutimat (श्रुतिमत्):—[=śruti-mat] [from śruti > śru] mfn. having ears, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] possessed of knowledge, learned (often [varia lectio] for the more correct śruta-vat), [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] having the Veda as source or authority, supported by a Vedic text (-tva n.), [Nyāyamālā-vistara]
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: Shrutimatanumana, Shrutimatra, Shrutimattva.
Ends with: Sarvatahshrutimat.
Full-text: Shrutimattva, Sarvatahshrutimat.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 13.14 < [Chapter 13 - Prakṛti-puruṣa-vibhāga-yoga]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Ramanuja’s Interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita (by Abani Sonowal)