Shastrakshara, Śastrakṣāra, Shastra-kshara: 2 definitions
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Shastrakshara 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 Śastrakṣāra can be transliterated into English as Sastraksara or Shastrakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚastrakṣāra (शस्त्रक्षार).—borax.
Derivable forms: śastrakṣāraḥ (शस्त्रक्षारः).
Śastrakṣāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and kṣāra (क्षार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastrakṣāra (शस्त्रक्षार):—[=śastra-kṣāra] [from śastra > śas] m. borax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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