Gitashastra, Gītaśāstra, Gita-shastra: 2 definitions
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Gitashastra 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 Gītaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Gitasastra or Gitashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGītaśāstra (गीतशास्त्र).—the science of music.
Derivable forms: gītaśāstram (गीतशास्त्रम्).
Gītaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gīta and śāstra (शास्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGītaśāstra (गीतशास्त्र):—[=gīta-śāstra] [from gīta] n. the science of song, [Horace H. Wilson]
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, Gita.
Ends with: Samgitashastra.
Full-text: Samgitashastra.
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