Shastranyasa, Śastranyāsa, Shastra-nyasa: 3 definitions
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Shastranyasa 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 Śastranyāsa can be transliterated into English as Sastranyasa or Shastranyasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚastranyāsa (शस्त्रन्यास).—laying down arms; so शस्त्र (śastra) (pari) त्यागः (tyāgaḥ).
Derivable forms: śastranyāsaḥ (शस्त्रन्यासः).
Śastranyāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and nyāsa (न्यास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastranyāsa (शस्त्रन्यास).—[masculine] the laying down of arms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚastranyāsa (शस्त्रन्यास):—[=śastra-nyāsa] [from śastra > śas] m. ‘laying down of arms’, abstention from battle, [Vikramorvaśī]
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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