Shastrakara, Śastrakāra, Śastrakara, Shastra-kara, Śāstrakāra, Shastra-kara: 11 definitions
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Shastrakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śastrakāra and Śastrakara and Śāstrakāra can be transliterated into English as Sastrakara or Shastrakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚastrakara (शस्त्रकर) refers to “suffering caused by weapons”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 10), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the disc of Saturn (śanaiścara) should appear glossy and if his course should lie through the constellations of Śravaṇa, Svāti, Hasta, Ārdrā, Bharaṇī or Pūrvaphālguni, the Earth will be covered with water. If his course should lie through the constellations of Āśleṣā, Śatabhiṣaj, Jyeṣṭhā, there will be prosperity in the land but slight rain; if his course should lie through Mūla, mankind will suffer from hunger, from weapons and from drought [i.e., śastrakara—kṣucchastrāvṛṣṭikaro]. We will now proceed to state the effects of Saturn’s course through each of the 27 constellations”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Śāstrakāra (शास्त्रकार) refers to the “writers of the Śāstras”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] Among these [sports], eighteen things are mentioned which are known as vyasana (addictions or vices), and without these the senses are useless, and these eighteen are the real causes of exquisite delight. If practised in proper season and within proper bounds, they contribute largely to the delight of all persons, especially of kings. The writers of the Śāstras (śāstrakāra) always deprecate these vyasanas, and stories are current of the fall of those who were addicted to them. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśastrakāra (शस्त्रकार).—m (S) A maker of weapons, an armourer.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśastrakāra (शस्त्रकार).—m An armourer.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚastrakāra (शस्त्रकार).—an armourer.
Derivable forms: śastrakāraḥ (शस्त्रकारः).
Śastrakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and kāra (कार).
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Śāstrakāra (शास्त्रकार).—m.
1) the author of a Śāstra or sacred book.
2) an author in general.
3) a sage, saint.
Derivable forms: śāstrakāraḥ (शास्त्रकारः).
Śāstrakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): śāstrakṛt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastrakāra (शस्त्रकार).—m.
(-raḥ) An armourer. E. śastra, and kāra who makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstrakāra (शास्त्रकार).—[masculine] the author of a Śāstra work (cf. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śastrakāra (शस्त्रकार):—[=śastra-kāra] [from śastra > śas] m. ‘weapon-maker’, an armourer, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Śāstrakāra (शास्त्रकार):—[=śāstra-kāra] [from śāstra > śās] m. the author of a Śāstra, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastrakāra (शस्त्रकार):—[śastra-kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. An armourer.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚāstrakāra (ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕಾರ):—[noun] an expert in, and who writes a manual, treatises on, any branch of knowledge.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shastra, Kara.
Full-text: Shaastrakaar, Shastrakrit, Abhyudyata, Kara.
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