SRUTI

Meaning of SRUTI in English

/shroot"ee/ , n. Hinduism.

the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.

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SRUTI — noun or shru·ti ˈs(h)ru̇d.ē ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit śruti what is heard, from śṛṇoti he hears — more at …
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SRUTI — (Sanskrit: heard), in the music of India and Pakistan, the smallest tonal interval that can be perceived. The octave, in …
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SRUTI — (Sanskrit: Learning by Hearing), that class of Hindu sacred literature based on revelation, the most revered body of sacred literature …
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SMRITI — noun also smrti ˈsmrid.ē ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit smṛti, literally, what is remembered, from smarati he …
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SHRUTI — variant of sruti
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SHASTRA — noun or sas·tra ˈshästrə ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit śāstra, literally, instruction, from śāsti he punishes, instructs; …
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SCRIPTURE — also called Sacred Scripture the revered texts, or Holy Writ, of the world's religions. Scriptures comprise a large part of …
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VEDA — sacred hymn or verse composed in archaic Sanskrit and current among the Indo-European-speaking peoples who entered India from the Iranian …
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SRAUTA-SUTRA — any of a number of Hindu ritual manuals used by priests engaged in the performance of the grander Vedic sacrifices, …
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SMRTI — (Sanskrit: Recollection), that class of Hindu sacred literature based on human memory, as distinct from Vedic literature, which is considered …
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KALPA-SUTRA — a text held in great honour by the Svetambara sect of Jainism, a religion of India. It deals with the …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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VEDAS — [Hindu] The Vedas are the earliest texts which exist in Hinduism. There are four of them, and they are collectively …
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