The Sanskrit term Śrutarva can be transliterated into English as Srutarva or Shrutarva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Śrutarva (श्रुतर्व).—(ŚRUTARVĀ) I. A king who lived at the time of Agastya. Once the sage Agastya approached him for some wealth. In Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 98 there is a story of how the king solved the problem by presenting the accounts of his income and expenditure to Agastya and convincing him that he was unable to oblige the sage.

2) Śrutarva (श्रुतर्व).—(ŚRUTARVĀ) II. One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. In the course of the Bhārata battle he attacked Bhīmasena with twelve of his brothers and in the battle which followed Śrutarva was killed, by Bhīmasena. Among the Kauravas, Śrutarvā was one of the mighty archers. The terrible battle fought against Bhīmasena under his leadership alarmed the other warriors. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 26).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

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