Sruc, Shruc: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. General definition
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Introduction:

Sruc 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Sruch.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Sruc (स्रुच्) denotes a ‘large wooden sacrificial ladle’ (used for pouring clarified butter on the fire) in the Rigveda and later. It is of the length of an arm, with a bowl of the size of a hand and a beaklike spout.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sruc (स्रुच्).—f. A sort of wooden ladle, used for pouring clarified butter on sacrifical fire; (usually made of trees like Palāśa or Khadira); ऋत्विजां च्युतविकङ्कतस्रुचाम् (ṛtvijāṃ cyutavikaṅkatasrucām) R.11.25; Manusmṛti 5.117; Y.1.183.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sruc (स्रुच्).—f. (-snuk or -snug) A sort of ladle or long spoon, generally made of Vikankata-wood, and used to pour Ghee or clarified butter upon the sacrificial fire. E. snu to drop, (Ghee,) kvip aff., and ciṭ final augment; also with ṭāp, snucā .

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

Sruc (स्रुच्).—i. e. sru-añc, f. A sort of ladle to pour clarified butter on a sacrificial fire, [Draupadīpramātha] 6, 20; Journ. of the German Oriental Society, ix. xli. 4; 20.

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

Sruc (स्रुच्).—[feminine] ([nominative] sruk) a large sacrificial ladle.

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

1) Śruc (श्रुच्):—etc., incorrect for sruc.

2) Sruc (स्रुच्):—f. ([nominative case] sruk; [probably] connected with √sru and sruva) a sort of large wooden ladle (used for pouring clarified butter on a sacrificial fire; and properly made of Palāśa or Khadira wood and about as long as an arm, with a receptacle at the end of the size of a hand; three are enumerated, viz. juhū, upabhṛt, and dhruvā, in which order they are used in sg. [dual number], and [plural]), [Ṛg-veda]; etc.

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

Sruc (स्रुच्):—[(k-g)] 5. f. A wooden ladle to pour ghi on a sacrificial fire.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sruc in German

context information

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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Part 3b.1 - The Agnihotrahoma-vidhi < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]

Part 3a.7 - Other implements at the Sacrifice < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]

Part 3a.10 - General Rules (regarding the sacrifice) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]

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