श्रुत [ śruta ] [ śrutá ] m. f. n. heard , listened to , heard about or of , taught , mentioned , orally transmitted or communicated from age to age Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ChUp. Lit. MBh.

  known , famous , celebrated Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. Br. Lit. MBh.

  known as , called (nom. with [ iti ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

  [ śruta ] m. N. of a son of Bhagīratha Lit. Hariv.

  of a son of Kṛishṇa Lit. BhP.

  of a son of Su-bhāshaṇa Lit. ib.

  of a son of Upagu Lit. VP.

  [ śrutā ] f. N. of a daughter of Dīrgha-daṃshṭra Lit. Kathās.

  [ śruta ] n. anything heard , that which has been heard (esp. from the beginning) , knowledge as heard by holy men and transmitted from generation to generation , oral tradition or revelation , sacred knowledge (in the Lit. Pur. personified as a child of Dharma and Medhā) , the Veda Lit. AV.

  the act of hearing Lit. MuṇḍUp. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās.

  learning or teaching , instruction ( [ śrutaṃ-√ kṛ ] , " to learn " ) Lit. Āpast.

  memory , remembrance Lit. AV. i , 1 , 2.