श्रवस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame, glory). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵 (srauuaŋh, word), Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos, fame), Russian сло́во (slóvo).

Pronunciation

Noun

श्रवस् • (śrávas) stem, n

  1. fame, glory, renown
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.18.24:
      यस्य श्रवो रोदसी अन्तरुर्वी शीर्ष्णेशीर्ष्णे विबभाजा विभक्ता ।
      yasya śravo rodasī antarurvī śīrṣṇeśīrṣṇe vibabhājā vibhaktā.
      [Indra,] whose fame is spread across the wide earth and heavens, who, as dispenser, gives each chief his portion...
  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

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

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯 (sava)

Further reading

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