Shastar, Śāstar: 2 definitions
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Shastar 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 Śāstar can be transliterated into English as Sastar or Shastar, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚāstar (शास्तर्).—(Sanskrit), teacher: epithet of a Buddha, śāstā deva-manuṣyāṇāṃ or (usually) devānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ ca, Mahāvyutpatti 11; in cliché describing stock characteristics of a B. (a few of many passages s.v. puruṣadamyasārathi); ṣaṭ °tāraḥ, the six (heretical) teachers, Mahāvyutpatti 3544 (with list of names, see s.v. Pūraṇa Kāśyapa); Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 35.8 (acc., ṣac-chāstṝṃs).
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shastaravadin.
Ends with: Avishastar, Prashastar, Vishastar.
Full-text: Shastritva, Shastrika, Shasitar, Anubuddhi, Sasaka, Shastrin.
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