श्रुति
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Sanskrit [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Noun [edit]
श्रुति (śrúti) f
- hearing, listening
- śrutim abhinīya — feigning to hear
- śrutiṃ vaco nugāṃ-√kṛ — to listen to a speech
- ear, organ or power of hearing
- the diagonal of a tetragon or hypothenuse of a triangle
- that which is heard or perceived with the ear, sound, noise
- an aggregate of sounds (whether forming a word or any part of a word)
- rumour, report, news, intelligence, hearsay
- a saying, saw, word
- that which has been heard or communicated from the beginning , sacred knowledge orally transmitted by the Brahmans from generation to generation , the Veda
- (music) a particular division of the octave, a quarter tone or interval (twenty-two of these are enumerated, four constituting a major tone, three a minor, and two a semitone; they are said to be personified as nymphs)
- name, title
- learning, scholarship
Declension [edit]
Feminine i-stem declension of श्रुति
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ) |
| Vocative | श्रुते (śrute) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ) |
| Accusative | श्रुतिम् (śrutim) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतीः (śrutīḥ) |
| Instrumental | श्रुत्या (śrutyā) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभिः (śrutibhiḥ) |
| Dative | श्रुत्यै (śrutyai) / श्रुतये (śrutaye) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | श्रुत्याः (śrutyāḥ) / श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | श्रुत्याः (śrutyāḥ) / श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) | श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) | श्रुतीनाम् (śrutīnām) |
| Locative | श्रुत्याम् (śrutyām) / श्रुतौ (śrutau) | श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) | श्रुतिषु (śrutiṣu) |
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
श्रुति (śrúti) f
- (compare स्रुति (sruti)) course, path (?)
- the constellation, श्रवणा (śravaṇā)
Declension [edit]
Feminine i-stem declension of श्रुति
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ) |
| Vocative | श्रुते (śrute) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतयः (śrutayaḥ) |
| Accusative | श्रुतिम् (śrutim) | श्रुती (śrutī) | श्रुतीः (śrutīḥ) |
| Instrumental | श्रुत्या (śrutyā) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभिः (śrutibhiḥ) |
| Dative | श्रुत्यै (śrutyai) / श्रुतये (śrutaye) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | श्रुत्याः (śrutyāḥ) / श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) | श्रुतिभ्याम् (śrutibhyām) | श्रुतिभ्यः (śrutibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | श्रुत्याः (śrutyāḥ) / श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) | श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) | श्रुतीनाम् (śrutīnām) |
| Locative | श्रुत्याम् (śrutyām) / श्रुतौ (śrutau) | श्रुत्योः (śrutyoḥ) | श्रुतिषु (śrutiṣu) |
References [edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 1101
