Anushastri, Anuśāstṛ: 2 definitions

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Anushastri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Anuśāstṛ can be transliterated into English as Anusastr or Anushastri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anuśāstṛ (अनुशास्तृ).—a. One who directs, instructs, governs or punishes; कवि पुराणमनु- शासितारम् (kavi purāṇamanu- śāsitāram) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.9 ruler; एष चोरानुशासी राजेति भया- दुत्पतितः (eṣa corānuśāsī rājeti bhayā- dutpatitaḥ)

See also (synonyms): anuśāsaka, anuśāsin, anuśāsitṛ.

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

Anuśāstṛ (अनुशास्तृ).—m.

(-stā) A governor, director, teacher. E. anu, and śāstṛ who directs.

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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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