Shastrapana, Śastrapāna, Shastra-pana: 2 definitions
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Shastrapana 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 Śastrapāna can be transliterated into English as Sastrapana or Shastrapana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Śastrapāna (शस्त्रपान):—[=śastra-pāna] [from śastra > śas] n. a mixture for saturating w° (so as to temper or harden them), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Śastrapāna (शस्त्रपान):—n. eine Mischung, mit der man schneidende Werkzeuge tränkt, um sie zu stählen, [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 50, 23.]
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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Partial matches: Pana, Shastra.
Full-text: Aushanasa.
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