[śrūyate'nena śru-karaṇe-ṣṭran] 1 The ear; Bh. 2. 71.

2 Proficiency in the Vedas.

3 The Veda. Comp. peya a. to be imbibed by the ear, to be attentively heard; saṃdeśaṃ me tada- nu jalada śroṣyasi śrotrapeyaṃ Me. 13. mūlaṃ the root of the ear. sukha a. melodious, agreeable to the ear.