Sruc, Shruc: 8 definitions
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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)
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
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.
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 .
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.
Sruc (स्रुच्).—[feminine] ([nominative] sruk) a large sacrificial ladle.
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.
Sruc (स्रुच्):—[(k-g)] 5. f. A wooden ladle to pour ghi on a sacrificial fire.
Sruc (स्रुच्):—
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Sruca, Srucay, Srucaya, Srucayani, Srucishtha, Sruciyas, Srucy, Srucya, Srugjihva, Srukpranalika.
Full-text (+31): Yatasruc, Udyatasruc, Srukka, Srucya, Srukpranalika, Srugjihva, Sruva, Srugdanda, Srauca, Srugghni, Yauktasruca, Sruk, Srug, Srugvat, Srugbheda, Sruksruva, Srukpatra, Srugbhanda, Srugvyuha, Srugadana.
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Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
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]
Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 1.3 - The ritual of Agnikarya (Fire-Ritual) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 3.10 - Plenary oblation (Purna-huti) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 3.5 - Acarya Abhiseka < [Chapter 4 - Domestic and Personal rituals]
Apastamba Grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Pṛthu’s Horse-sacrifices and Conflict with Indra < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda I, adhyaya 4, brahmana 4 < [First Kanda]
Kanda I, adhyaya 3, brahmana 1 < [First Kanda]
Kanda III, adhyaya 1, brahmana 4 < [Third Kanda]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)