Sruva, Shruva, 艢谤耻惫补, 艢谤耻惫腻, 厂谤耻惫腻: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 艢谤耻惫补 and 艢谤耻惫腻 can be transliterated into English as Sruva or Shruva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Google Books: Elements of Hindu iconographySruk (啶膏啶班啶曕) and Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) are two different kinds of spoons, used to take out ghee from the ghee-pot and pour it out to the sacred fire in the sacrifices. The former of these has a hemispherical bowl, while the other is haped very much like a modern spoon.
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣颈濒辫补)Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to one of the several 鈥渁ttributes鈥� (腻测耻诲丑补) or 鈥渁ccessories鈥� of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with 艣颈濒辫补 (arts and crafs), known as 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stras.鈥擳丑别 艣颈濒辫补 texts have classified the various accessories under the broad heading of 腻测耻诲丑补 or karuvi (implement), including even flowers, animals, and musical instruments. Certain utensils and other objects that are commonly found in the hands of the images are, for example Sruva.
Sruk and sruva are two different kinds of spoons, used to take out ghee from the ghee-pot and pour it out over the sacred fire in the sacrifices. The former of these has a hemispherical bowl, while the latter is shaped very much like a modern spoon. A sruk of large proportion is generally carried by the Goddess Annap奴r峁嘺.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSruva (啶膏啶班啶�).鈥擜 sacrificial utensil.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 65. 32.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to a 鈥渓adle鈥�, according to the 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-测补箩帽补-辫补谤颈产丑腻峁Ｄ�-蝉奴迟谤补蝉.鈥斺�淚f the 箩耻丑奴 has been elsewhere employed, let it be done with a ladle (sruva). The offering is made in the 膧havan墨ya fire鈥�. Commentary: The 箩耻丑奴 is a sruc, a spoon, the sruva, a ladle.
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric TraditionsSruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渟acrificial ladles鈥�, according to the Mattavil膩saprahasana.鈥擜ccordingly, as the K膩p膩lika cries out: 鈥淢y darling, look. This pub resembles the Vedic sacrificial ground. For its signpost resembles the sacrificial pillar; in this case alcohol is the Soma, drunkards are the sacrificial priests, the wine glasses are the special cups for drinking Soma, the roasted meat and other appetizers are the fire oblations, the drunken babblings are the sacrificial formulae, the songs are the S膩man-hymns, the pitchers (耻诲补峁卥补) are the sacrificial ladles (sruva), thirst is the fire and the owner of the pub is the patron of the sacrifice鈥�
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渟acrificial ladle鈥�, according to the Saurasa峁僪it膩 (verse 6.7c-d).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淔or the purpose of [performing the] fire rite, one should make the sacrificial ladle (sruva) a straight arm's length鈥�.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to a 鈥渓adle鈥� (representing one of the symbols given to initiates after the 补产丑颈峁办补-rite), as discussed in the tenth chapter of the 狈腻谤补诲墨测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of N膩rada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.鈥擠escription of the chapter [补产丑颈峁办补-vidh膩na]: Gautama wants to hear details concerning the qualifying 补产丑颈峁办补-bath that admits an initiate to 诲别艣颈办补-status. [...] One type of 补产丑颈峁办补-rite requires only one pot (办补濒补艣补) to be used, at the conclusion of which bathing ceremony the candidate is given the symbols of his new office鈥擺e.g., a sruva or ladle]鈥攁long with a charge from his preceptor to pursue his duties (21-32). The initiate, in turn, honors this preceptor in all appropriate ways (33-37).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) refers to a type of 鈥渓adle鈥�, as discussed in chapter 2 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补峁囜笉补辫腻诲颈-濒补办峁峁嘺]: [...] Here the narrator promises to take up the rules for construction of 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilions, 办耻峁囜笉补-firepits, sruk and sruva ladles, 迟辞谤补峁嘺-arches and how to do worship to all of these with the various 诲惫腻谤补辫腻濒补办补-guardians. [...] Turning to the subsidiary paraphernalia, he points out that the measurements of the ladles and other instruments and decorations are to be proportionate to the size of the firepits, as are also the subsidiary 迟辞谤补峁嘺-arches that are to be built as part of the whole construction. [...]
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, 惫腻stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsSruva (啶膏啶班啶�) as opposed to Sruc, denotes in the ritual literature a 鈥榮mall ladle鈥� used to convey the offering (膧jya) from the cooking-pot (蝉迟丑腻濒墨) to the 鈥榣arge ladle鈥� (箩耻丑奴). In the Rigveda, however, it was clearly used for the actual Soma libation.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSruva [啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. from the Burseraceae (Torchwood) family having the following synonyms: Boswellia glabra, Boswellia thurifera, Bursera thurifera. For the possible medicinal usage of sruva, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sruva in India is the name of a plant defined with Clematis gouriana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clematis martini H. L茅v. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin de l鈥橝cad茅mie Internationale de G茅ographie, Botanique (1907)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Bulletin de l鈥橝cad茅mie Internationale de G茅ographie, Botanique (1902)
· Bulletin de la Soci茅t茅 Botanique de France (1903)
· Botaniska Notiser (1979)
· Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins f眉r die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden L盲nder (1885)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢谤耻惫补 (啶多啶班啶�).鈥�
1) A sacrifice.
2) A sacrificial ladle.
Derivable forms: 艣谤耻惫补岣� (啶多啶班啶掂).
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艢谤耻惫腻 (啶多啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥擜 sacrificial ladle; cf. 啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ (蝉谤耻惫腻).
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Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�) or 厂谤耻惫腻 (啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ).鈥�
1) A sacrificial ladle; 啶氞ぐ啷傕ぃ啶距 啶膏啶班啶曕啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶� 啶多啶︵啶оた啶班啶粪啶｀啶� 啶掂ぞ啶班た啶｀ぞ (car奴峁嚹佱箖 sruk蝉谤耻惫腻峁嚹佱箖 ca 艣uddhiru峁ａ箛ena 惫腻ri峁嚹�) Manusm峁泃i 5.117.
2) A Soma ladle.
3) A spring, cascade.
Derivable forms: 蝉谤耻惫补岣� (啶膏啶班啶掂).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢谤耻惫补 (啶多啶班啶�).鈥攎.
(-惫补岣�) Sacrifice, oblation. nf.
(-惫补峁�-惫腻) A sort of ladle used for pouring Ghee or oiled butter at a sacrifice. E. 艣谤耻 to ooze or leak, aff. ka .
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Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�).鈥攎f.
(-惫补岣�-惫腻) A ladle with a double extremity, or two oval collateral excavations made of Khadira-wood, and used to pour Ghee upon the sacrificial fire. f.
(-惫腻) 1. A shrub, (Sanseviera zeylanica.) 3. A tree, (Boswellia thurifera.) E. snu to drop or ooze, (from or by it,) aff. ka .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢谤耻惫补 (啶多啶班啶�).鈥攊ncorrectly for sruva, m. 1. A sacrificial ladle to pour 驳丑峁泃补 on the fire of a sacrifice, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 6, 96, 12. 2. Sacrifice, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 62, 26.
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Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�).鈥攊. e. sru + a (cf. 艣谤耻va), I. m., and f. 惫腻, A sacrificial ladle to pour 驳丑峁泃补 on a sacrificial fire, Journ. of the German Oriental Society, ix. viii. Ii. f. 惫腻, The name of two plants.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySruva (啶膏啶班啶�).鈥擺masculine] a small sacrificial ladle.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢谤耻惫补 (啶多啶班啶�):鈥攅tc. See sruva.
2) Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�):鈥擺from sru] m. (cf. sruc) a small wooden ladle (with a double extremity, or two oval collateral excavations, used for pouring clarified melted butter into the large ladle or Sruk [see sruc]; sometimes also employed instead of the latter in libations), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a sacrifice, oblation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻测耻诲丑补, hemacandra, etc.]
4) 厂谤耻惫腻 (啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ):鈥擺from sruva > sru] a f. See below.
5) [from sru] b f. the ladle called Sruva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻测耻诲丑补, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Sanseviera Roxburghiana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻测耻诲丑补, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Boswellia Thurifera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻测耻诲丑补, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢谤耻惫补 (啶多啶班啶�):鈥�(惫补岣�) 1. m. Sacrifice. n. Sacrificial ladle.
2) Sruva (啶膏啶班啶�):鈥擺(va岣�-惫腻)] 1. m. f. A wooden ladle. f. Name of a shrub or tree.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 corpusSruva (嗖膏硩嗖班硜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a large ladle made of pal膩艣a (Butea frondosa) or khadira (Acacia catechu) tree, used for pouring clarified butter on a sacrificial fire or serving s艒ma rasa( the juice of the plant Sarcostemma acidum).
2) [noun] a waterfall.
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厂谤耻惫腻 (啶膏啶班啶掂ぞ):鈥攏. 1. a sacrificial ladle; 2. a soma ladle;
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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