The Sanskrit term Atiśastra can be transliterated into English as Atisastra or Atishastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Atiśastra (अतिशस्त्र) or Atiśastrakopa refers to “wars”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army [i.e., atiśastra-kopa] and from wars. If the eclipse should occur at rising or setting, the crops of Śarat (October and November) will perish and princes will suffer. In total eclipses if the eclipsed sun or moon should be subject to malefic planetary influence, there will be death and famine in the land”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atiśastra (अतिशस्त्र).—a. Surpassing weapons; °नखन्यासः (nakhanyāsaḥ) R.12.73 the nail-wounds surpassed the wounds of swords.

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

Atiśastra (अतिशस्त्र).—adj. surpassing weapons, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 12, 73.

Atiśastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and śastra (शस्त्र).

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

Atiśastra (अतिशस्त्र):—[=ati-śastra] mfn. superior to weapons.

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

Atiśastra (अतिशस्त्र):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-straḥ-strā-stram) Surpassing a weapon. more injurious or powerful than a weapon. E. ati (sc. krānta) and śastra (in the sense of the accusative).

[Sanskrit to German]

Atishastra in German

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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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Partial matches: Shastra, Ati.

Starts with: Atishastrakopa.

Ends with: Brihatishastra, Gatishastra, Hastapratishastra, Pashupatishastra, Prajatishastra, Ratishastra, Ushnagatishastra, Vanaspatishastra.

Full-text: Atishastrakopa.

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