śruta

[apte] p. p. [śru-kta] 1 Heard, listen- ed to. --2 Reported, heard of. --3 Learnt, ascertained, understood. --4 Well-known, famous, celebrated, renowned; śrutasya kiṃ tatsadṛśaṃ kulasya R. 14. 61, 3. 40. --5 Named, called. --taṃ 1 The object of hearing. --2 That which was heard by revela- tion; i. e. the Veda, holy learning, sacred knowledge; śrutaprakāśaṃ R. 5. 2. --3 Learning in general (vidyā); śrotraṃ śrutenaiba na...