Shapastra, Śāpāstra, Shapa-astra: 5 definitions

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Shapastra 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 Śāpāstra can be transliterated into English as Sapastra or Shapastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāpāstra (शापास्त्र).—'having a curse for a weapon', a sage, saint; त्राणाभावे हि शापास्त्राः कुर्वन्ति तपसो व्ययम् (trāṇābhāve hi śāpāstrāḥ kurvanti tapaso vyayam) R.15.3.

Derivable forms: śāpāstraḥ (शापास्त्रः).

Śāpāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāpa and astra (अस्त्र).

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

Śāpāstra (शापास्त्र).—m.

(-straḥ) A Muni, a saint. E. śāpa a curse, and astra a weapon; a curse denounced by such a personage, being formidable even to the deities.

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

Śāpāstra (शापास्त्र):—[from śāpa] m. ‘having curses for weapons’, a saint (whose c° are formidable even to deities), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śāpāstra (शापास्त्र):—[śāpā+stra] (straḥ) 1. m. A muni, a sage.

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Shapastra 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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