Shravya, Śrāvya, Śravya: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Shravya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Śrāvya and Śravya can be transliterated into English as Sravya or Shravya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sravy.
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kavya)Śravya (श्रव्य) or Śravyakāvya refers to one of the two types of Kāvya (“poetry”), according to the Sāhityadarpaṇa.—There are two broad divisions of kāvya (poetry) viz., dṛśya-kāvya and śravya-kāvya.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚrāvya (श्राव्य) refers to “sounding (sounds)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] That which [the Yogin] sees is gradually extinguished even as he looks at it, and also what he smells as he smells it, what he tastes as he tastes it, the agreeable sounding (śrāvya) sounds as he hears them [śrutipriyakaraṃ śrāvyaṃ tathā śṛṇvataḥ] and what he touches as he touches it, and so also in due course the mind, like a flame without fuel, of the true Yogin who has reached the domain of the reality of that state which is called Non-duality. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśrāvya (श्राव्य).—a S (Possible, purposed, proper &c.) to be heard.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśrāvya (श्राव्य).—a (Possible) to be heard.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚravya (श्रव्य).—a. Worth-hearing, praiseworthy.
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Śrāvya (श्राव्य).—a.
1) To be heard (opp. dṛśya).
2) Audible, distinct.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrāvya (श्राव्य).—mfn.
(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) 1. To be heard. 1. To be read or related, to be caused to be heard. f.
(-vyā) Plain, audible. E. śru to hear, ṇyat aff., or causal v., and yat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚravya (श्रव्य).—[adjective] = śravaṇīya.
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Śrāvya (श्राव्य).—[adjective] audible, also = śrāvayitavya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śravya (श्रव्य):—[from śrava] a mfn. audible, to be heard, worth hearing, praiseworthy, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
2) Śrāvya (श्राव्य):—[from śrava] mfn. audible, to be heard, worth hearing, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] to be announced or proclaimed, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] to be apprized or informed, [ib.]
5) Śravya (श्रव्य):—b See [column]1.
6) Srāvya (स्राव्य):—[from sru] mfn. to be caused to flow or run, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śravya (श्रव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] That may or should be heard.
2) Śrāvya (श्राव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] See śrāvaṇīya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚravya (श्रव्य) [Also spelled sravy]:—(a) audible; worth hearing; —[kāvya] one of the two main divisions of literature in Sanskrit Poetics—literature that can be read and heard (the other being [dṛśya kāvya] —literature that is to be presented on the stage); ~[tā] audibility; range of audibility.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚravya (ಶ್ರವ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] that can be heard; loud enough to be heard; audible.
2) [adjective] fit to be listened, heard.
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Śravya (ಶ್ರವ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] that which pleases the ears, as good talk, melodious music, etc.
2) [noun] (rhet.) a literary work that has the quality which makes its recitation.
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Śrāvya (ಶ್ರಾವ್ಯ):—[adjective] that can be heard; loud enough to be heard.
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Śrāvya (ಶ್ರಾವ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] that which is fit or pleasing to hear.
2) [noun] (rhet.) a literary work the recitation of which is fit to be listened.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shravya-nataka, Shravyaakriti, Shravyakavya, Shravyam, Shravyata, Shravyatva.
Ends with: Asamshravya, Ashravya, Drishyashravya, Duhshravya, Dushshravya, Parashravya, Samsravya, Sarvashravya, Sukhashravya, Sushravya, Visravya.
Full-text (+1): Ashravya, Shravyam, Visravya, Drishya, Visravyata, Sukhashravyata, Samsravya, Drishyashravyatva, Shravyatva, Shravyakavya, Drishyashravya, Shravya-nataka, Sarvashravya, Sukhashravya, Uccaihshravyakarnaka, Drashy, Ciraviyam, Kavya, Sravy, Shrinvat.
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