Shastrajiva, Śastrājīva, Shastra-ajiva: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śastrājīva can be transliterated into English as Sastrajiva or Shastrajiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚastrājīva (शस्त्राजीव).—m. a professional soldier; Kau. A.1.3.
Derivable forms: śastrājīvaḥ (शस्त्राजीवः).
Śastrājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and ājīva (आजीव). See also (synonyms): śastropajīvin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastrājīva (शस्त्राजीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A soldier. E. śastra a weapon, ājīva who lives by.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śastrājīva (शस्त्राजीव):—[from śastra > śas] mf(ī)n. = śastra-jīvin
2) [v.s. ...] m. a soldier, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastrājīva (शस्त्राजीव):—[śastrā+jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A soldier.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚastrājīva (ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಜೀವ):—[noun] = ಶಸ್ತ್ರಜೀವಿ [shastrajivi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shastra, Ajiva.
Full-text: Ajiva, Shastropajivin, Ajivana.
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