Śruti or shruti (Sanskrit: श्रुति, IAST: Śruti, IPA: [ɕruti]) in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient...
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to śruti", that is, anything based on the Vedas of Hinduism. It is an adjective and prefix for texts, ceremonies or person associated with śruti. The...
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The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti, druthi, or nosbug) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The instrument was...
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Carnatic music (section Śruti)
style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of śruti (the relative musical pitch), svara (the musical sound of a single note)...
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Svara (section Relationship to śruti)
There are 22 śruti or microtones in a saptaka of Hindustani music but Carnatic music assumes 24 śruti. A svara is a selected pitch from 22 śrutis, using several...
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Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism (section Śruti)
In Hinduism, Śāstra pramāṇam refers to the authority of the scriptures (śruti, Vedas) with regard to puruṣārtha, the objects of human pursuit, namely...
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Classical Hindu law (section Śruti)
particular instance is not found within śruti and smṛti literature. Although theologically the Vedas or śruti literature should be the primary source...
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Vedas (section Śruti and smriti)
meant for the Vānaprastha and Sannyasa stages, respectively. Vedas are śruti ("what is heard"), distinguishing them from other religious texts, which...
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Sruti Mohapatra (born c. 1963) is a disability inclusion expert. Her expertise is in inclusive education and inclusive disaster management and planning...
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Shruthi (redirect from Śruti (disambiguation))
Look up Sruti in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shruthi or variations may refer to: Śruti, an ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of...
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