Name of a son of Naraka
N. of a son of Naraka, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=222630]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
श्रवणाśravaṇā
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the act of hearing, acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, or study, fame, reputation, wealth, the ear, a Buddhist or Jain monk. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Personal Names, Hearing, Learning, Revelation, Names of Plants.
- Root
- 2. श्रु (2. śru)
- Definitions
- 23
Meanings by context
Personal Names
4 definitions
a teacher
(with भट्ट (bhaṭṭa)) N. of a teacher, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=222631]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
daughter of Citraka or Rajadhideva
N. of a daughter of Citraka or Rājādhideva (cf. श्रविष्ठा (śraviṣṭhā)), Harivaṃśa (Title) [ID=222641]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a daughter of Citraka
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) [Printed book page 3-475]
Śravaṇā — a daughter of Citraka. Br. III. 71. 115; Vā. 96. 114. [ID=14871]
Śravaṇā — a daughter of Citraka. Br. III. 71. 115; Vā. 96. 114. [ID=14871]
— The Purana Index
Hearing, Learning, Revelation
3 definitions
the act of hearing
(H2) [Printed book page 1096,3]
1. श्रवण (śravaṇa) n. the act of hearing (also ‘that which is heard’ = श्रुति (śruti), q.v.; इति श्रवण (śravaṇa)ात् (iti śravaṇāt), ‘because it is so heard or revealed’ i.e. ‘according to a Vedic text’), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Manu-smṛti (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ID=222496]
1. श्रवण (śravaṇa) n. the act of hearing (also ‘that which is heard’ = श्रुति (śruti), q.v.; इति श्रवण (śravaṇa)ात् (iti śravaṇāt), ‘because it is so heard or revealed’ i.e. ‘according to a Vedic text’), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Manu-smṛti (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ID=222496]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, or study
acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, study (cf. अ-श्रवणात् (a-śravaṇāt)), Kāmandakīya-nītisāra (Title) ; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha (Title) [ID=222497]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
determining the true doctrine of the Vedanta through six signs
(in phil.) the determining by means of the six signs the true doctrine of the Vedānta (in regard to the only really existing Being), Vedāntasāra (Title) [ID=222498]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Names of Plants
3 definitions
feminine form
(H1B) [Printed book page 1097,2]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) b (आ (ā)), f., see below [ID=222632]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) b (आ (ā)), f., see below [ID=222632]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of plant used for coloring white
(H1) [Printed book page 1097,2]
3. श्रवण (śravaṇa) m. a kind of plant used for colouring white, Suśruta (Title) [ID=222678]
3. श्रवण (śravaṇa) m. a kind of plant used for colouring white, Suśruta (Title) [ID=222678]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
mundirika
(H1B) [Printed book page 1097,2]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) d f. = मुण्डीरिका (muṇḍīrikā), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=222679]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) d f. = मुण्डीरिका (muṇḍīrikā), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=222679]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Śravaṇa Nakshatra
3 definitions
the twentieth or twenty-third lunar mansion
श्रवण (śravaṇa) m. N. of the 20th (or 23rd) Nakṣatra (presided over by Viṣṇu, and containing the three stars, α, β, and γ Aquilae, supposed to represent three footsteps; cf. त्रि-विक्रम (tri-vikrama)), Atharva-veda (Title) ; Gṛhya-sūtra (Literary category) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ID=222628]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the name of a lunar mansion
(H2) [Printed book page 1097,2]
श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा (śravaṇā) c f. N. of a Nakṣatra (= 2. श्रवण (śravaṇa)), Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=222639]
श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा (śravaṇā) c f. N. of a Nakṣatra (= 2. श्रवण (śravaṇa)), Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=222639]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of a lunar asterism
श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा (śravaṇā) [Printed book page 731-21]
श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा (śravaṇā) f. Name of a lunar asterism, (the same as श्रवण (śravaṇa) II q.v.). [ID=38509]
श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा (śravaṇā) f. Name of a lunar asterism, (the same as श्रवण (śravaṇa) II q.v.). [ID=38509]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Monk or Ascetic
2 definitions
a Buddhist or Jain monk
श्रवण (śravaṇa) m. (= श्रमण (śramaṇa)) a Buddhist or Jain monk (cf. श्रावक (śrāvaka)), Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan (Title) [ID=222502]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a female monk, nun, or ascetic
(H2B) [Printed book page 1096,3]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) a (आ (ā)), f. a female monk or nun or ascetic, Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan (Title) [ID=222504]
श्रवणा (śravaṇā) a (आ (ā)), f. a female monk or nun or ascetic, Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan (Title) [ID=222504]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Time or Ritual
2 definitions
ear-operation
श्रवण (śravaṇa) n. = श्रवण (śravaṇa)ा-कर्मन् (śravaṇā-karman), Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) [ID=222633]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the night of the full moon in the month of Shravana
the night of full-moon in the month Śrāvaṇa, Gṛhya-sūtra and Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) (cf. Pāṇini (Author) iv, 2, 5) [ID=222640]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A Type of Disease
1 definition
a sort of disease
a sort of disease (= श्रोण (śroṇa)), Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ID=222629]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Fame, Reputation
1 definition
fame, reputation
fame, reputation, Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) ; Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) [ID=222499]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Geometrical Term (Hypotenuse/Diagonal)
1 definition
the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon
the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon &c., Golādhyāya (subtitle) [ID=222503]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Lame, Limping
1 definition
limping, lame
(H1) [Printed book page 1097,2]
2. श्रवण (śravaṇa) mfn. (fr. √2. श्रु (śru); for 1. श्रवण (śravaṇa) See p. 1096; cf. स्रवण (sravaṇa)) limping, lame, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) [ID=222627]
2. श्रवण (śravaṇa) mfn. (fr. √2. श्रु (śru); for 1. श्रवण (śravaṇa) See p. 1096; cf. स्रवण (sravaṇa)) limping, lame, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) [ID=222627]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The Ear
1 definition
the ear
श्रवण (śravaṇa) m. (rarely n.) the ear, Maitrī-upaniṣad (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ID=222501]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Wealth
1 definition
wealth
wealth, Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ID=222500]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.