Shashto, Ṣaṣṭo: 1 definition
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Shashto 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 Ṣaṣṭo can be transliterated into English as Sasto or Shashto, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryṢaṣṭo (षष्टो).—(ṣaṣ- plus -tas), so read with v.l., as quasi-abl. to ṣaṣ-, in relation to the six (senses): ṣaṣṭo (Senart °ṭho) adhipatī rājā Mahāvastu iii.384.6 (verse), he that is overlord in relation to the six (senses) is a (true) king; answers the question of line 3, kiṃ adhipatī rājā (so mss.); corresp. Pali, Dhammapada (Pali) commentary iii.233.3, cha-dvārādhipatī rājā (also refers to the senses; dvāra is used in Pali of their outlets).
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: Sasto-bajara, Sasto-bazaar.
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