Lingashastra, Liṅgaśāstra, Linga-shastra: 5 definitions

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Lingashastra 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 Liṅgaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Lingasastra or Lingashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Liṅgaśāstra (लिङ्गशास्त्र).—a grammatical treatise on gender.

Derivable forms: liṅgaśāstram (लिङ्गशास्त्रम्).

Liṅgaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms liṅga and śāstra (शास्त्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Liṅgaśāstra (लिङ्गशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—works on gender. Five mentioned by Śāśvata in the introduction to his Kośa.

2) Liṅgaśāstra (लिङ्गशास्त्र):—jy. by Bhāskarācārya. Oppert. 6188.

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

1) Liṅgaśāstra (लिङ्गशास्त्र):—[=liṅga-śāstra] [from liṅga > liṅg] n. a grammatical treatise on gender

2) [v.s. ...] Name of various works.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lingashastra 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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