Srashta, Sraṣṭā, Srastā: 14 definitions
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Srashta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Sraṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Srasta or Srashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sraṣṭā (स्रष्टा) refers to “manifester of the universe” and represents the first aspect of Bhairava according to Abhinavagupta in his Tantrāloka 3.283-285. The Tantrāloka (10th century) is an elaborate Sanskrit exposition of Śaivism.
Bhairava is a mystical representation of the Ultimate Reality in the form of Parama-Śiva into which prakāśa (“light of consciousness”) and vimarśa (“eternal awareness of that light”) are fused.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Srasta (स्रस्त) refers to “loose” (e.g., “making the body loose”), according to the Jayākhyasaṃhitā verse 33.19.—Accordingly, “[The Yogin] should make the joints of his body loose (srasta), his chest broad and shoulders comfortable. Having made his arms relaxed, he should slightly tilt the head [down]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Srasta (स्रस्त) refers to the “hanging” (of the penis from the belly of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “4. Whose body is smooth and swarthy, colored (dark) like a sword, or else ruddy with the sheen of gleaming spots in the shape of the svastika, the śrīvatsa-sign, the wheel, the conch, and the lotus; whose buttocks stand out like breasts, and who has a good penis depending (srasta) from a firm belly [dṛḍhakukṣisrastasatpiṇḍikaḥ]; whose kalā-part is broad, very fleshy, and elevated : such an elephant is worthy of a king”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sraṣṭā (स्रष्टा).—a That creates.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Srasta (स्रस्त).—p. p. [sraṃs-kta]
1) Fallen or dropped down, slipped off, fallen off; स्रस्तं शरं चापमपि स्वहस्तात् (srastaṃ śaraṃ cāpamapi svahastāt) Kumārasambhava 3.51; कनकवलयं स्रस्तं स्रस्तं मया प्रतिसार्यते (kanakavalayaṃ srastaṃ srastaṃ mayā pratisāryate) Ś.3.12; Kirātārjunīya 5.33; Me. 65.
2) Drooping, hanging loosely down; विषादस्रस्तसर्वाङ्गी (viṣādasrastasarvāṅgī) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.8; स्रस्तांसावतिमात्रलोहिततलौ बाहू घटोत्क्षेपणात् (srastāṃsāvatimātralohitatalau bāhū ghaṭotkṣepaṇāt) Ś.1.29.
3) Loosed.
4) Let go, relaxed.
5) Pendulous, hanging down.
6) Separated.
Srasta (स्रस्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) 1. Fallen down, off, or from. 2. Separated, disjoined. 3. Loosened, relaxed, given way. 4. Hanging down. E. sraṃs to fall, aff. kta .
Srasta (स्रस्त).—[adjective] fallen, loosened.
1) Srasta (स्रस्त):—[from sras] mfn. fallen, dropped, slipped off, fallen from ([ablative] or [compound]), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kālidāsa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] loosened, relaxed, hanging down, pendent, pendulous, [ib.] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] sunk in (as eyes), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] separated, disjoined, [Horace H. Wilson]
Srasta (स्रस्त):—[(staḥ-stā-staṃ) a.] Fallen down; separated from; loosened.
[Sanskrit to German]
Srasta (स्रस्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lhasia.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Srasta (ಸ್ರಸ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] displaced from a higher place to a lower one; fallen.
2) [adjective] slipped; skidded.
3) [adjective] not tight; loose; that is likely to fall or collapse.
4) [adjective] hanging from above; dangling loosely.
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Srasta (ಸ್ರಸ್ತ):—[adjective] that which has fallen or slipped down.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Sraṣṭā (ஸ்ரஷ்டா) noun < Sraṣṭā nominative singular of Sraṣṭṛ. Brahmā; பிரமன். [piraman.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Srastā (स्रस्ता):—n. book-keeping; account; register book;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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