श्रवण

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰৱণ (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬯᬡ (Balinese script)
• শ্রবণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰪𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀯𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြဝဏ (Burmese script)
• શ્રવણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦮꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂫𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರವಣ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រវណ (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣວຓ (Lao script)
• ശ്രവണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᠠᠸᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘪𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠠᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧊𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐰𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରଵଣ (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢮꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆮𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖪𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රවණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩾𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚦𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரவண (Tamil script)
• శ్రవణ (Telugu script)
• ศฺรวณ (Thai script)
• ཤྲ་ཝ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒫𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨭𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐ́.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐ.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

श्रवण • (śrávaṇa) stem

1. limping, lame

Etymology 2

From श्रव्- (śrav-), variant of the root श्रु (śru, “to hear”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Noun

श्रवण • (śrávaṇa) stem, n

1. the act of hearing
2. that which is heard
3. acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, study
4. (philosophy) the determining by means of the six signs the true doctrine of the vedānta
5. fame, reputation
6. wealth

Descendants

• Pali: savana
  • → Thai: สวน (sà-wá-ná-)
• → Telugu: శ్రవణము (śravaṇamu)

Noun

श्रवण • (śrávaṇa) stem, m

1. ear

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कर्ण

2. the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्रवण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्रवणः (śravaṇaḥ)	श्रवणौ (śravaṇau) श्रवणा¹ (śravaṇā¹)	श्रवणाः (śravaṇāḥ) श्रवणासः¹ (śravaṇāsaḥ¹)
vocative	श्रवण (śravaṇa)	श्रवणौ (śravaṇau) श्रवणा¹ (śravaṇā¹)	श्रवणाः (śravaṇāḥ) श्रवणासः¹ (śravaṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	श्रवणम् (śravaṇam)	श्रवणौ (śravaṇau) श्रवणा¹ (śravaṇā¹)	श्रवणान् (śravaṇān)
instrumental	श्रवणेन (śravaṇena)	श्रवणाभ्याम् (śravaṇābhyām)	श्रवणैः (śravaṇaiḥ) श्रवणेभिः¹ (śravaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	श्रवणाय (śravaṇāya)	श्रवणाभ्याम् (śravaṇābhyām)	श्रवणेभ्यः (śravaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt)	श्रवणाभ्याम् (śravaṇābhyām)	श्रवणेभ्यः (śravaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	श्रवणस्य (śravaṇasya)	श्रवणयोः (śravaṇayoḥ)	श्रवणानाम् (śravaṇānām)
locative	श्रवणे (śravaṇe)	श्रवणयोः (śravaṇayoḥ)	श्रवणेषु (śravaṇeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

श्रवण • (śravaṇa) stem, ?

1. the star Altair