Shastracaura, Śāstracaura, Shastra-caura: 2 definitions

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Shastracaura 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 Śāstracaura can be transliterated into English as Sastracaura or Shastracaura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shastrachaura.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shastracaura in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śāstracaura (शास्त्रचौर):—[=śāstra-caura] [from śāstra > śās] m. one who unlawfully promulgates another’s system of teaching (as if it were his own), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shastracaura 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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