sruti

[shroo t-ee]

noun Hinduism.

the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.

Origin of sruti

From the Sanskrit word śruti

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Historical Examples of sruti

So the sruti—Greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
(The sruti says: it is the life of life, and mind of the mind).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
Sruti, the name given to sacred and revealed tradition, or revelation generally, among the Hindus.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Edited by Rev. James Wood
Listen now to the mysteries of charity as expounded in the sruti and the smritis!
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2
Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
But, O foremost of regenerate ones, virtue as exposed in sruti appears to be of various kinds.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2
Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli