Shastranusara, Śāstrānusāra, Shastra-anusara: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śāstrānusāra can be transliterated into English as Sastranusara or Shastranusara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāstrānusāra (शास्त्रानुसार).—conformity to or observance of sacred precepts.

Derivable forms: śāstrānusāraḥ (शास्त्रानुसारः).

Śāstrānusāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and anusāra (अनुसार). See also (synonyms): śāstrānuṣṭhāna.

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

Śāstrānusāra (शास्त्रानुसार).—m.

(-raḥ) Conformity to sacred ordinances. E. śāstra, anusāra following.

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

Śāstrānusāra (शास्त्रानुसार):—[from śāstra > śās] m. conformity to the Ś°, [ib.]

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

Śāstrānusāra (शास्त्रानुसार):—[śāstrā+nusāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Conformity to the shāstras.

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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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