Shravana
/ʃrəˈvɑːnə/noun
Shravana is a Sanskrit-derived name for a lunar month in the Hindu calendar and for the 22nd lunar mansion, or nakshatra.
Did you know?The Shravana nakshatra is traditionally associated with an ear, reflecting its Sanskrit connection with hearing and attentive listening; it is also linked with Vishnu in Hindu astrology.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱlew-
“To hear; to be heard or renowned”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śru
“To hear or listen”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śravaṇa
“Hearing, listening, or something heard”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Śrāvaṇa
“The name of a lunar mansion and the lunar month associated with it”
Medieval and Modern South Asia
Sanskrit-derived
Śrāvaṇ / Sāvan
“Regional forms referring primarily to the Hindu lunar month”
Modern English
English
Shravana
“An English transliteration used for the Sanskrit lunar month and nakshatra”