Shast, Śast: 1 definition
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Shast 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 Śast can be transliterated into English as Sast or Shast, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚast (शस्त्).—[(i)śasti] r. 2nd cl. (śaṃsti) To sleep, (peculiar to the Vedas.)
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Ṣast (षस्त्).—[(i)ṣasti] r. 2nd cl. (saṃste) To dream.
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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Starts with (+301): Shaastrakaar, Shashti, Shasta, Shasta daisy, Shastaka, Shastakeshaka, Shastar, Shastaravadin, Shastata, Shastavya, Shastigey, Shastokta, Shastoktha, Shastra, Shastra mara, Shastra-asva, Shastrabala, Shastrabandha, Shastrabhaya, Shastrabhijna.
Full-text: Shastroktam.
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