Anushasti, Anuśāsti: 8 definitions

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Anushasti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Anuśāsti can be transliterated into English as Anusasti or Anushasti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Anuśasti.—(CII 1), inculcation, instruction; same as anuśāsana. Note: anuśasti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anuśāsti (अनुशास्ति).—f. Advice.

Derivable forms: anuśāstiḥ (अनुशास्तिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Anuśāsti (अनुशास्ति).—f. (cited once in Sanskrit, [Boehtlingk and Roth] 5.992, on Max [Page035-b+ 71] Müller's authority; = Pali anusatthi, AMg. aṇusaṭṭhi; compare anuśāsanī, and ānuśāsti), instruction: Lalitavistara 364.4 (verse) na ca chidyati sā anuśāsti; Bodhisattvabhūmi 210.5 °ti-prātihārya = the more usual anuśāsanī- prā°.

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Ānuśāsti (आनुशास्ति).—f. (= anu°; according to Critical Pali Dictionary, Pali also -ānu-satthi, ifc.), instruction: Mahāvastu ii.323.21 (verse) ānuśāstiṃ; the ā could be m.c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anuśāsti (अनुशास्ति).—f.

(-stiḥ) Order, command, precept. E. anu, and śāsti order.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anuśāsti (अनुशास्ति).—[feminine] instruction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anuśāsti (अनुशास्ति):—[=anu-śāsti] [from anu-śāsin > anu-śās] f. instruction, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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