Shastragrahin, Śastragrāhin, Shastra-grahin: 4 definitions
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Shastragrahin 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 Śastragrāhin can be transliterated into English as Sastragrahin or Shastragrahin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚastragrāhin (शस्त्रग्राहिन्).—a. taking up or wearing arms (for battle); शस्त्रग्राही ब्राह्मणो जामदग्न्यः (śastragrāhī brāhmaṇo jāmadagnyaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 5.33.
Śastragrāhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and grāhin (ग्राहिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastragrāhin (शस्त्रग्राहिन्).—m. (-hī) A man armed. E. śastra, grāhin who takes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śastragrāhin (शस्त्रग्राहिन्):—[=śastra-grāhin] [from śastra > śas] mfn. taking arms
2) [v.s. ...] m. an armed man, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastragrāhin (शस्त्रग्राहिन्):—[śastra-grāhin] (hī) 5. m. Armed man.
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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