श्रौत a. (ती f.) [श्रुतौ विहितं अण्]
1 Relating to the ear.
2 Relating to, founded on, or prescribed by, the Veda.
3 Sacrificial.
−तं
1 Any observance prescribed by the Vedas.
2 Ritual enjoined by the Vedas.
3 Preservation or maintenance of the sacred fire.
4 The three sacred fires collectively; (i. e. गार्ह- पत्य, आहवनीय and दक्षिण).
−Comp.
−कर्मन् n. a Vedic rite.
−सूत्रं N. of a class of Sūtra works based on the Veda (ascribed to आश्वलायन, सांख्या- यन, कात्यायन &c.).