Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard”
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Shruti is a term in Hinduism for the body of divinely revealed scriptures, regarded as directly “heard” by ancient sages rather than composed by human authors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard” Context triple: [Shruti, etymology, Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard”]
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Sanskrit word meaning point or drop
Bindu is a Sanskrit term used in Indian philosophy, spirituality, and art to denote a primordial point of origin, seed of creation, or focal center of consciousness.
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
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Perceiver of the Sounds of the World
Perceiver of the Sounds of the World is an epithet of the bodhisattva Guanyin, highlighting her role as a compassionate figure who attentively hears and responds to the cries and sufferings of sentient beings.
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Prakrit
Prakrit is a group of ancient Middle Indo-Aryan languages historically used in religious and literary texts, especially in Jain, Buddhist, and early Hindu traditions.
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Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language variety best known as the primary liturgical and literary language of early Jain scriptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard” Target entity description: Shruti is a term in Hinduism for the body of divinely revealed scriptures, regarded as directly “heard” by ancient sages rather than composed by human authors.
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A.
Sanskrit word meaning point or drop
Bindu is a Sanskrit term used in Indian philosophy, spirituality, and art to denote a primordial point of origin, seed of creation, or focal center of consciousness.
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B.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
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C.
Perceiver of the Sounds of the World
Perceiver of the Sounds of the World is an epithet of the bodhisattva Guanyin, highlighting her role as a compassionate figure who attentively hears and responds to the cries and sufferings of sentient beings.
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D.
Prakrit
Prakrit is a group of ancient Middle Indo-Aryan languages historically used in religious and literary texts, especially in Jain, Buddhist, and early Hindu traditions.
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E.
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language variety best known as the primary liturgical and literary language of early Jain scriptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious concept
ⓘ
Sanskrit term ⓘ category of Hindu scripture ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | supreme in Hindu scriptural hierarchy ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | later remembered texts (Smriti) ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | śru (to hear) ⓘ |
| hasCategoryRole | canonical revelation in Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | that which is heard ⓘ |
| includes |
Aranyakas
ⓘ
linked to:
Āraṇyaka
Atharvaveda ⓘ Brahmanas ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | ṛṣis (ancient seers) ⓘ |
| isBelievedToBe |
beginningless
ⓘ
timeless ⓘ |
| isConsidered | apauruṣeya (not of human authorship) ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Smriti ⓘ |
| isPreservedBy | Vedic recitation ⓘ |
| isPrimaryScriptureFor | orthodox Hindu schools (āstika darśanas) ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
Mīmāṃsā philosophy
ⓘ
linked to:
Mīmāṃsā school
Vedānta philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
|
| isRegardedAs |
directly heard by ancient sages
ⓘ
divinely revealed ⓘ |
| isSourceOf |
Hindu religious authority
ⓘ
Vedic ritual prescriptions ⓘ many Hindu philosophical doctrines ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| isViewedAs | ultimate scriptural proof (śabda-pramāṇa) in many Hindu schools ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| normativeScope | ritual, cosmology, and metaphysics ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | revealed scripture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanskrit word meaning “that which is heard” Description of subject: Shruti is a term in Hinduism for the body of divinely revealed scriptures, regarded as directly “heard” by ancient sages rather than composed by human authors.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.