Shantra, Śantra: 1 definition
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Shantra 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 Śantra can be transliterated into English as Santra or Shantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚantra (शन्त्र).—(so also Mironov; in Kyoto ed. v.l. śattra), in akṣi-śantraḥ Mahāvyutpatti 8916, according to Tibetan mig ḥdzer can, (having) eyes with excrescences (styes ?); one Chin. rendering, at least, also means this.
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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Full-text: Santras, Santra chilka, Santra chhal, Santrasa, Marka.
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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