श्रावस्त [ śrāvasta ] [ śrāvasta ] m. ( prob. connected with √ 1. [ śru ] ) N. of a king (son of Śrāva and grandson of Yuvanāśva) Lit. Hariv. Lit. VP.

[ śrāvastī ] f. N. of a city situated north of the Ganges and founded by king Śrāvasta (it was the ancient capital of Kosala and said to have been the place where the wealthy merchant Anātha-piṇḍika built the Buddha a residence in the Jeta-vana monastery which became his favourite retreat during the rainy seasons: other authorities derive the name from a Ṛishi called Sāvattha , who is said to have resided there ; it has been identified by General Cunningham with a place now called SāhetMāhet , about 58 miles north of Ayodhyā in Oudh) Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Buddh. ( cf. Lit. MWB. 48 ; 407 )