Shrava, Ś, Ś: 16 definitions
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Shrava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Ś and Ś can be transliterated into English as Srava or Shrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Ś (श्रव�).—Son of Santa, a Maharṣi who belonged to Gṛtsamada’s family. He was the father of Tamas. (Mahbhrata, Anuśsana Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 63).
2) Ś屹 (श्रा�).—Son of Yuvanśva, a King of the Ikṣku dynasty. He was the father of the King Ś屹sta. (Mah Bhrata, Vana Parva, Chapter 202, Verse 3).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Ś (श्रव).—A Viśvedeva.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 3. 30; Vyu-purṇa 66. 31.
2) Ś (श्रव�).—A son of Bhṛgu.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 65. 87.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus屹 (स्रा�) refers to the “drawing (of blood)�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī 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 8, “on marks of character”]: �21. Who does not feel the impact of the hook when it breaks the skin or draws blood (śṇiٲ-屹), even until it pierces his flesh [ٱ峦ṇiٲ屹峾ṃsⲹٳ岹辱], he is one of deep sensitivity�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms屹 (स्रा�):—Exudation, Discharge

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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśrva (श्रा�).—m (S) Oozing, exuding, trickling, dripping, flowing from gently.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśrva (श्रा�).�n Oozing, exuding, trickling.
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srava (स्रव).�m Dripping; ooze.
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srva (स्रा�).�m Dropping, shedding matter dropped.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚ (श्रव).—[śṛṇotyanena ś-ap]
1) Hearing; as in सुखश्र� (ܰś); अप्यदृष्टं श्रवादेव पुरुषं धर्मचारिणम� (apyadṛṣṭa� śradeva puruṣa� dharmacriṇam) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 13.14.1.
2) The ear; इन्द्रनीलोत्पलश्रवाः (Իīdzٱ貹ś�) 峾.3.42.16.
3) The hypotenuse of a triangle.
4) Flowing, oozing (for srava).
5) Fame, glory.
Derivable forms: ś� (श्रव�).
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Ś屹 (श्रा�).—[ś-ñ]
1) Hearing, listening.
2) Flowing, oozing.
Derivable forms: ś屹� (श्रावः).
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Srava (स्रव).—[sru-ap]
1) Trickling, oozing, flowing.
2) A drop flow, stream; विपुलौ स्नपयन्ती सा स्तन� नेत्रजलस्रवै� (vipulau snapayantī s stanau netrajalasravai�) 峾.
3) A fountain, spring.
4) Urine.
Derivable forms: � (स्रव�).
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屹 (स्रा�).�1 Flow, flowing, oozing, dropping.
Derivable forms: 屹� (स्रावः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ (श्रव).—m.
(-�) 1. The ear. 2. Oozing, dripping. 3. The hypotenuse of a triangle. E. ś to hear, &c., aff. ap; also śṇa, srava, &c.
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Ś屹 (श्रा�).—m.
(-�) 1. Oozing, dropping, flowing. 2. Hearing, listening. E. ś to ooze, &c., aff. ghañ .
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屹 (स्रा�).—m.
(-�) Oozing, flowing, dropping. E. sru to go or flow, aff. ghañ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ (श्रव).—m., i. e. 1. ś + a, The ear. 2. (Wrongly for srava), Oozing, dripping.
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Srava (स्रव).—i. e. sru + a, I. m. 1. Oozing, trickling, flowing, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 59, 5. 2. A drop, [ᾱḍi] 2, 9. 3. A fountain. Ii. f. , A plant, Sanseviera zeylanica.
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屹 (स्रा�).—i. e. sru + a, m. Oozing, flowing.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ (श्रव).—[adjective] sounding; [masculine] hearing, ear.
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Ś屹 (श्रा�).—[masculine] [Name] of a man.
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Srava (स्रव).—[masculine] stream or gush of, adj. flowing with, out-pouring (—�).
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屹 (स्रा�).—[masculine] flow, oozing.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś (श्रव):�1. ś mfn. (�1. ś) sounding, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit]
2) m. hearing (, ‘from hearsay�, e, with [genitive case], ‘within hearing of�), [Mahbhrata; Harivaṃśa]
3) the ear, [Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit; Kathsaritsgara]
4) the hypotenuse of a triangle, [Sūryasiddhnta]
5) 2. ś in [compound] for 1. śs.
6) a m. desire of praising, [Ṛg-veda]
7) Ś屹 (श्रा�):—[from ś] a m. hearing, listening, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Yuvanśva (and father of Ś屹staka), [Mahbhrata]
9) Ś (श्रव):�3. ś śka etc. See srava etc.
10) Ś屹 (श्रा�):—b ś屹첹, ś屹ṇa etc. See p. 1097, col. 1.
11) Ś (श्रव):—[from ś] b etc. See 1. ś, p. 1096, col. 3.
12) Ś屹 (श्रा�):—[from ś] c etc. See p. 1097, col. 1.
13) Srava (स्रव):—a etc. See [column]2.
14) 屹 (स्रा�):—a 屹첹 etc. See [column]2.
15) Srava (स्रव):—[from sru] b m. flowing, streaming, a flow of ([compound]), [Mahbhrata; Rmyaṇa] etc.
16) [v.s. ...] a waterfall, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] urine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) (स्रव�):—[from srava > sru] f. Name of various plants (= sru, madhu-sra, madhu etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) Srava (स्रव):—[from sru] mf()n. streaming or flowing with ([compound]), [Mahbhrata; Kvya literature etc.]
20) 屹 (स्रा�):—[from sru] b m. flow, ([especially]) morbid flow or issue of ([compound]), [Mahbhrata; Harivaṃśa; Suśta]
21) [v.s. ...] (with or [scilicet] garbhasya) miscarriage, [Yjñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]; Agni-purṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś (श्रव):�(�) 1. m. The ear; oozing.
2) Ś屹 (श्रा�):�(�) 1. m. Ooxing, flowing.
3) Srava (स्रव):�(�) 1. m. Oozing, flowing; a fountain. 1. f. A plant, Sanseviera.
4) 屹 (स्रा�):�(�) 1. m. Oozing, dripping.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ś屹 (श्रा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sva.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚ (ಶ್ರವ):�
1) [noun] physical or mental exhaustion; weariness; fatigue.
2) [noun] a training in using weapons.
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Ś (ಶ್ರವ):—[noun] a dead body, esp. of a person; a corpse.
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Ś (ಶ್ರವ):—[noun] = ಶ್ರವ� [shravana]2 - 1 & 2.
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Srava (ಸ್ರವ):�
1) [noun] the act of dripping; a trickling.
2) [noun] the act of flowing in or as in a stream.
3) [noun] discharged urine.
4) [noun] a drop or droplet.
5) [noun] a current or flow of water or other liquid; a stream.
6) [noun] a spring of water; a fountain.
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屹 (ಸ್ರಾ�):—[noun] = ಸ್ರವ - [srava -] 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary屹 (स्रा�):—n. 1. flow; discharge; 2. flowing; oozing; 3. recreation; 4. miscarriage; premature abortion;
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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