Srughna, Shrughna: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraSrughna (स्रुघ्न) is the name of an ancient country, kingdom, or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Jupiter presides over the eastern part of the Indus, the western half of Mathurā, the countries of Bharata and Sauvīra; the town of Srughna, the province of Udīcya, the Vipāśā and the Śatadru rivers; the countries of Ramaṭha, Śālvā; Traigarta, Paurava, Ambaṣṭa, Pārata, Vāṭadhāna, Yaudheya, Sārasvata, Arjunāyana, one half of Matsya; [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySrughna (स्रुघ्न).—Name of a district; पन्थाः स्रुघ्नमुपतिष्ठते (panthāḥ srughnamupatiṣṭhate) Sk.; (it was situated at some distance-at least one day's journey-from Pātaliputra q. v.; cf. न हि देवदत्तः स्रुघ्ने संनिधीयमानस्तदहरेव पाटलिपुत्रे संनिधीयते युगपदनेकत्र वृत्तावनेकत्व- प्रसंगात् (na hi devadattaḥ srughne saṃnidhīyamānastadahareva pāṭaliputre saṃnidhīyate yugapadanekatra vṛttāvanekatva- prasaṃgāt) S. B.
Derivable forms: srughnaḥ (स्रुघ्नः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚrughnā (श्रुघ्ना).—see Sru°.
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Srughnā (स्रुघ्ना).—name of a town (compare Sanskrit Srughna, m.): Divyāvadāna 74.17, 22 (written Śru°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySrughna (स्रुघ्न).—[masculine] [Name] of a town.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySrughna (स्रुघ्न):—m. Name of a town to the north of Hāstināpura, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Buddhist literature]
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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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Full-text (+3): Sraughna, Gunakarman, Sraughniya, Sraughnipasha, Sraughni, Sraughnibharya, Sraughnimanini, Srughni, Kuvyavaya, Shrughnika, Vipasha, Purvabhaga, Vipashasarit, Pauraba, Matsyardha, Udicya, Bharata, Pashcardha, Shatadru, Ambashta.
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 9 - Country of Su-lo-k’in-na (Srughna) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
Chapter 8 - Country of Sa-t’a-ni-shi-fa-lo (Sthanesvara) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2169 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.6 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Seats of Learning in Ancient India < [Jan - Feb 1939]