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श्रवस्

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame, glory). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵 (srauuaŋh, word), Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos, fame), Russian сла́ва (sláva), Persian سروب (sarūb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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श्रवस् (śrávas) stemn

  1. fame, glory, renown
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.18.24:
      यस्य॒ श्रवो॒ रोद॑सी अ॒न्तरु॒र्वी शी॒र्ष्णेशी॑र्ष्णे विब॒भाजा॑ विभ॒क्ता।
      स॒प्तेदिन्द्रं॒ न स्र॒वतो॑ गृणन्ति॒ नि यु॑ध्याम॒धिम॑शिशाद॒भीके॑॥
      yásya śrávo ródasī antárurvī́ śīrṣṇéśīrṣṇe vibabhā́jā vibhaktā́.
      saptédíndraṃ ná sraváto gṛṇanti ní yudhyāmadhímaśiśādabhī́ke.
      Him (Indra) whose fame is spread across the wide earth and heavens, who, as dispenser, gives each chief his portion, seven following rivers glorify like Indra.
      He slew Yudhyamadhi in close encounter.
  2. sound, shout, loud praise
  3. (anatomy) the ear
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कर्ण
  4. wealth
  5. a stream, flow, gush
  6. swift course, rapid motion, flight

Declension

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Neuter as-stem declension of श्रवस् (śrávas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रवः
śrávaḥ
श्रवसी
śrávasī
श्रवांसि
śrávāṃsi
Vocative श्रवः
śrávaḥ
श्रवसी
śrávasī
श्रवांसि
śrávāṃsi
Accusative श्रवः
śrávaḥ
श्रवसी
śrávasī
श्रवांसि
śrávāṃsi
Instrumental श्रवसा
śrávasā
श्रवोभ्याम्
śrávobhyām
श्रवोभिः
śrávobhiḥ
Dative श्रवसे
śrávase
श्रवोभ्याम्
śrávobhyām
श्रवोभ्यः
śrávobhyaḥ
Ablative श्रवसः
śrávasaḥ
श्रवोभ्याम्
śrávobhyām
श्रवोभ्यः
śrávobhyaḥ
Genitive श्रवसः
śrávasaḥ
श्रवसोः
śrávasoḥ
श्रवसाम्
śrávasām
Locative श्रवसि
śrávasi
श्रवसोः
śrávasoḥ
श्रवःसु
śrávaḥsu

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