Shastracakshus, Śāstracakṣus, Shastra-cakshus: 5 definitions

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Shastracakshus 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 Śāstracakṣus can be transliterated into English as Sastracaksus or Shastracakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shastrachakshus.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāstracakṣus (शास्त्रचक्षुस्).—n. grammar (as being the 'eye', as it were, with which to understand any Śāstra).

Śāstracakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).

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

Śāstracakṣus (शास्त्रचक्षुस्).—n.

(-kṣuḥ) Grammar. E. śāstra science, and cakṣus the eye.

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

1) Śāstracakṣus (शास्त्रचक्षुस्):—[=śāstra-cakṣus] [from śāstra > śās] n. ‘eye of science’, grammar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having authoritative works as eyes, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Caraka]

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

Śāstracakṣus (शास्त्रचक्षुस्):—[śāstra-cakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 5. n. Grammar.

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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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