Srotas, 艢谤辞迟补蝉, Shrotas: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Shaivism
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Srotas means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 艢谤辞迟补蝉 can be transliterated into English as Srotas or Shrotas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�, 鈥渃hannels鈥�).鈥擳he channels in the form of tracts, veins, arteries etc. are known as Srotas which are also called as 鈥榢ha鈥� (腻办腻艣补=empty space). They carry and transport four types of food, 诲丑腻迟耻蝉, 诲辞峁蝉 and malas. Dh膩tu sustains the body and nourishes the successive 诲丑腻迟耻 only when digested full by its agni and transported properly through its channel. Thus Srotas play important role in 诲丑腻迟耻p膩ka (metabolism).

Besides agni, Srotas also play important role. As agni is necessary for transformation, srotas is required for unrestriced flow of the materials. Srotorodha (鈥榦bstruction in channels鈥�) leads to disorders.

Caraka (痴颈尘腻苍补蝉迟丑腻苍补 chapter 5) has described thirteen main channels each for

笔谤腻峁嘺 (air),
Udaka (water)
and Anna (food);
Rasa,
Rakta,
惭腻峁僺补,
Medas,
Asthi,
惭补箩箩腻,
艢耻办谤补;
惭奴迟谤补 (urine),
笔耻谤墨峁 (faeces)
and Sveda (sweat)

along with the symptoms of their disorders. In fact, all passages, blood vessels lymphatics, nerves, orifices, pores, viscera etc. come under srotas.

: Hand book of domestic medicine: Basic principles of 膧yurveda

The word 鈥楽rotas鈥� is derived from 鈥楽ru鈥� which means oozing. The oozing of nourishing fluid and the return of waste matters take place through these Srotas. In fact, the whole body is composed of Srotas, but for the convenience of diagnosis and treatment, they have been classified in 13 groups.

They are

笔谤腻峁嘺-Vaha (channels through which oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place),
Udaka-Vaha (water-balance),
Anna-Vaha (food passage),
Rasa-Vaha,
Rakta-Vaha,
惭腻峁僺补-Vaha,
Meda-Vaha,
Asthi-Vaha,
惭补箩箩腻-痴补丑补,
艢耻办谤补-Vaha,
惭奴迟谤补-Vaha (urinary channels),
笔耻谤墨峁-Vaha (channel for faeces)
and Sveda-Vaha (channels for sweat).

The pathological conditions in these Srotas are

础迟颈辫谤补惫峁泃迟颈 (excessive flow),
厂补峁単谤补丑补 (accumulation),
痴颈尘腻谤驳补-骋补尘补苍补 (extravasation),
and 厂颈谤腻-骋谤补苍迟丑颈 (thrombosis).

Any one, two, three or even four types of pathological conditions may occur in the disease.

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�):鈥�1. Structural or Functional Channels meant for the transportation of Dhatus undergoing transformation. 2. Appearance of a Srotas is similar to the Dhatu that it transports. 2. They are of two types: Sth奴la (macro) and A峁噓 (micro).

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�) refers to 鈥渟treams鈥� or 鈥渂ranches鈥� (of 艢aiva teaching).鈥擳he Teaching of 艢iva which defines the 艢aivas is divided between two great branches or 鈥渟treams鈥� (srotas). These are termed the Outer Path (补迟颈尘腻谤驳补) and the Path of Mantras (尘补苍迟谤补尘腻谤驳补). The first is accessible only to ascetics, while the second is open both to ascetics and to married home-dwellers (驳峁沨补蝉迟丑补). There is also a difference of goals.The Atim膩rga is entered for salvation alone, while the Mantram膩rga promises both this, and for those that so wish, the attainment of supernatural powers (siddhis) and the experience of supernatural pleasures in the worlds of their choice (bhoga).

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�) refers to the 鈥渟treams鈥� ([of 膧gamas ?]), according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 9.5-11, while explaining the universality of 础尘峁泃别艣补]鈥斺€淸...] Thus, in this way, Deve艣a [is found in all] 膧gamas. He gives of all S膩dhakas the benefits [of worship] from all directions [i.e., no matter what their tradition]. Because of him, splendid gems light up [differently] under different conditions, giving the fruits of all 腻驳补尘补蝉 in all streams (srotas鈥�tasm膩t srota岣u sarve峁). Thus, he is 艢iva, Sad膩艣iva, Bhairava, Tumburu, Soma, and S奴rya, with his own form arising bearing no form鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�) refers to 鈥渟tream鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter XLIX.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢he Chinese characters 厂颈耻-迟鈥檕 (srotas) mean 鈥榮tream鈥�, i.e., the noble eightfold Path (腻谤测补-补峁ａ弓腻峁単颈办补尘腻谤驳补). The characters Pan-na (膩panna) means 鈥榚ntry鈥�. To enter into the noble eightfold Path is to enter into the stream of 苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺: that is the first vision of the true nature of dharmas (dharm膩峁嚹佱箖 bh奴talak峁峁嘺m or 诲丑补谤尘补迟腻). By successfully entering into this part of the immense dharma诲丑腻迟耻, one is classed among the 膧ryas鈥�.

Srotas and 膧辫补苍苍补 make 厂谤辞迟补腻辫补苍苍补. Notes: As soon as he enters into the 诲补谤艣补苍补尘腻谤驳补, the ascetic penetrates into the certainty of the acquisition of the supreme good (蝉补尘测补办迟惫补苍颈测腻尘补); he loses the quality of ordinary person (辫峁泃丑补驳箩补苍补) and takes on that of the saint (膧rya):

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the living

艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�, 鈥渆ar鈥�) or 艣谤辞迟别苍诲谤颈测补 refers to one of the 鈥渇ive sense-organs鈥� (辫补帽肠别苍诲谤颈测补), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 2.19. What is the meaning of hearing sense organ? The sense organ used by its owner for hearing the sound of an object of knowledge is called hearing sense organ (艣谤辞迟补蝉-颈苍诲谤颈测补).

The respective object of hearing (艣谤辞迟补蝉) is sound (艣补产诲补). What is the meaning of sound? Cognition which results by hearing the object of knowledge is called sound.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥�n. [艣谤耻-asun 迟耻峁� ca]

1) The ear.

2) The trunk of an elephant.

3) An organ of sense.

4) The stream or current (for srotas q. v.).

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Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥�n. [sru-tasi]

1) (a) A stream, current, flow or course of water; 啶啶班ぞ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶班啶む 啶啶侧た啶ㄠぎ啶о啶ㄠぞ啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶膏ぐ啶苦い啶距ぎ啷� (pur膩 yatra srota岣� pulinamadhun膩 tatra sarit膩m) Uttarar膩macarita 2.27; Manusm峁泃i 3.163. (b) A torrent, rapid stream; 啶ㄠう啶む啶ぞ啶曕ぞ啶多啶權啶椸ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶班啶むじ啷嵿く啷佮う啷嵿う啶距ぎ啶︵た啶椸啶椸啷� (nadaty腻办腻艣补ga峁単膩y膩岣� srotasyudd膩madiggaje) R.1.78; 啶膏啶班啶むじ啷囙さ啷嬥す啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啷嵿く啶啶班い啷€啶い啶班ぃ啶� 啶灌た啶むい啷� (srotasevohyam膩nasya prat墨patara峁嘺峁� hi tat) V.2.5.

2) A stream, river (in general); 啶膏啶班啶むじ啶距ぎ啶膏啶た啶溹ぞ啶灌啶ㄠさ啷€ (srotas膩masmi j膩hnav墨) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 1.31.

3) A wave.

4) Water.

5) The canal of nutriment in the body.

6) An organ of sense; 啶ㄠた啶椸啶灌啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏啶班啶むぞ啶傕じ啶� (nig峁沨ya sarvasrot膩峁僺i) 搁腻尘.; 啶むう啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶� 啶班た啶曕啶むぎ啶むく啷� 啶い啶啶洁お啶� 啶班啶︵啶оじ啷嵿ぐ啷嬥い啷嬥啶｀ぞ啶膏啶むぎ啶班ぃ啶� 啶 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶︵啶掂ぎ啷� (tadvanna riktamatayo yatayo'pi ruddhasrotoga峁嚹乻tamara峁嘺峁� bhaja v膩sudevam) Bh膩gavata 4.22.39.

7) The trunk of an elephant.

8) Rush, onset; 啶曕ぐ啶距げ- 啶膏啶班啶む 啶溹啶︵ぞ啶氞啶涏た啶︵啶� 啶оぞ啶掂い啷� (kar膩la- sroto jagad膩cchidya dh膩vat) Bh膩gavata 3.21.18.

9) The spout of a jar.

1) An aperture in animal body (randhra); 啶膏啶班啶む啶啶 啶す啷� 啶班啷嵿い啶� 啶む 啶むじ啷嵿く啶膏啶膏啶班ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶い啶� (srotobhyo bahu rakta峁� tu tasya susr膩va p膩tyata岣�) R膩m.4.11.46; Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.3.152.

11) Going; 啶娻ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷嵿さ啶膏啶班啶むじ啶囙い啷嵿く啷囙い啷� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶掂啶曕ぞ啶班た啶曕ぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶むぞ啶� (奴谤诲丑惫补srotasa ityete dev膩 vaik膩rik膩岣� sm峁泃膩岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 14.38. 13.

12) Lineage.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥�nt., a high number (between viv膩ha and ojas): 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 31.1.

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

艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥攏.

(-迟补岣�) 1. The ear. 2. The current of a stream. 3. An organ of sense. 4. The trunk of an elephant. E. 艣谤耻 to hear or to leak, aff. asun, and 迟耻峁� augment.

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Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥攏.

(-迟补岣�) 1. A current, a natural or rapid stream. 2. A river in general. 3. The flow or course of water. 4. Water. 5. A spring. 6. A wave. 7. An organ of sense. 8. The trunk of an elephant. E. snutasi aff.; or snu to flow, Unadi aff. asun, and 迟耻峁� augment; also with a final vowel srota, and palatial sibilant 艣谤辞迟补蝉 .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥攊. e. 艣谤耻 + tas, n. 1. The ear. 2. An organ of sense; the trunk of an elephant as his special organ, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 43 (Sch.). 3. Erroneously for srotas. 4. 艣谤辞迟补尘, [Padma-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Wollheim.)] 8, 11, must be changed to 艣谤补耻迟补尘.

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Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥攊. e. sru + tas, n. 1. A current, stream, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 24. 2. The course of water, [M膩lat墨m膩dhava, (ed. Calc.)] 79, 18. 3. A torrent, [M膩lat墨m膩dhava, (ed. Calc.)] 60, 11; a river. 4. A wave, [艢膩kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] [distich] 50. 5. A spring. 6. Water. 7. An organ of sense (? cf. 艣谤辞迟补蝉 and Mallin膩tha ad [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 43), Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 814.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�).鈥擺neuter] current, stream, river, channel; aperture of the body (as eyes, ears, etc.); organ of sense.

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

1) 艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�):鈥擺from 艣谤耻] 1. 艣谤辞迟补蝉 etc. See srotas.

2) [from 艣谤辞迟补惫测补] 2. 艣谤辞迟补蝉 n. ([from] 鈭�1. 艣谤耻) the ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also [wrong reading] for srotas).

3) Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�):鈥擺from sru] n. the current or bed of a river, a river, stream, torrent, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.

4) [v.s. ...] water, [Naigha峁囜弓uka, commented on by Y膩ska i, 12]

5) [v.s. ...] rush, violent motion or onset of ([compound]), [K膩vya literature; Pur膩峁嘺; Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha]

6) [v.s. ...] the course or current of nutriment in the body, channel or course for conveying food (See 奴谤诲丑惫补and tiryak-sr)

7) [v.s. ...] an aperture in the human or animal body (reckoned to be 9 in men and 11 in women), [Su艣谤耻ta]

8) [v.s. ...] the spout of a jar, [Su艣谤耻ta]

9) [v.s. ...] an organ of sense, [艢vet膩艣vatara-upani峁d; R膩m膩ya峁嘺] etc.

10) [v.s. ...] lineage, pedigree (?), [Mah膩bh膩rata]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 艢谤辞迟补蝉 (啶多啶班啶むじ啷�):鈥�(迟补岣�) 1. n. The ear; a current; organ of sense.

2) Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�):鈥�(迟补岣�) 5. m. A current, river, spring, water; organ of sense.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Srotas (啶膏啶班啶むじ啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Soa.

[Sanskrit to German]

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