Ayathashastrakarin, Ayathāśāstrakārin, Ayatha-shastrakarin: 4 definitions

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Ayathashastrakarin 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 Ayathāśāstrakārin can be transliterated into English as Ayathasastrakarin or Ayathashastrakarin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ayathashastrakarin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ayathāśāstrakārin (अयथाशास्त्रकारिन्).—a. not acting according to the Sāstras, irreligious; अयथाशास्त्रकारी च न विभागे पिता प्रभुः (ayathāśāstrakārī ca na vibhāge pitā prabhuḥ) Nārada.

Ayathāśāstrakārin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayathā and śāstrakārin (शास्त्रकारिन्).

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

Ayathāśāstrakārin (अयथाशास्त्रकारिन्).—mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) Irreligious. E. a neg. yathā according to, śāstra scripture, and kārin who acts.

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

Ayathāśāstrakārin (अयथाशास्त्रकारिन्):—[=a-yathā-śāstra-kārin] [from a-yathā] mfn. not acting in accordance with the scripture.

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

Ayathāśāstrakārin (अयथाशास्त्रकारिन्):—[ayathā-śāstrakārin] [a-yathā-śāstra-kārin] (rī-riṇī-ri) a. Irreligious, profligate.

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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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