Shamstri, Śaṃstṛ, Samstri, Saṃstṛ, Saṃstṝ: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śaṃstṛ and Saṃstṛ and Saṃstṝ can be transliterated into English as Samstr or Shamstri or Samstri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ).—m.
1) A praiser, panegyrist.
2) A reciter of hymns.
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Saṃstṛ (संस्तृ) or Saṃstṝ (संस्तॄ).—5, 9 U.
1) To spread, strew; प्रान्तसंस्तीर्णदर्भाः (prāntasaṃstīrṇadarbhāḥ) Ś4.8.
2) To overspread.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ).—m.
(-stā) An encomiast, a panegyrist, a flatterer. E. śaṃs to praise, tṛn Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ).—[śaṃs + tṛ], m. 1. A panegyrist. 2. A flatterer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ).—[masculine] = śaṃsitṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ):—[from śaṃs] m. one who recites, a reciter, [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa] (a priest identified with the Praśāstṛ and mentioned along with five others in [Ṛg-veda i, 162, 5]; his sacrificial duties correspond with those of the Maitrā-varuṇa of the later ritual)
2) [v.s. ...] a praiser, encomiast, panegyrist, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) Saṃstṛ (संस्तृ):—[=saṃ-√stṛ] (or -√stṝ) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -striṇoti, -stṛṇute;
— -stṛṇāti, -stṛṇīte ([Epic] also -starati), to spread out (side by side), extend, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to strew over, cover, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Suśruta];
—to spread, make even, level, [Kauśika-sūtra]
4) Saṃstṝ (संस्तॄ):—[=saṃ-√stṝ] (or -√stṛ) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -striṇoti, -stṛṇute;
— -stṛṇāti, -stṛṇīte ([Epic] also -starati), to spread out (side by side), extend, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to strew over, cover, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Suśruta];
—to spread, make even, level, [Kauśika-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṃstṛ (शंस्तृ):—(stā) 4. m. An encomiast, a flatterer.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃstṛ (संस्तृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃthara.
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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