Shastrapata, Śastrapāta: 4 definitions

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Shastrapata 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 Śastrapāta can be transliterated into English as Sastrapata or Shastrapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śastrapāta (शस्त्रपात).—m.

(-taḥ) The stroke of a weapon. E. śastra, and pāta falling.

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

Śastrapāta (शस्त्रपात).—[masculine] the (fall or) cut of a knife.

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

Śastrapāta (शस्त्रपात):—[=śastra-pāta] [from śastra > śas] m. ‘fall or stroke of a weapon or knife’, incision, [Kāvyādarśa]

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

Śastrapāta (शस्त्रपात):—[śastra-pāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Stroke of a weapon.

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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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