Shastratattva, Śāstratattva, Shastra-tattva: 4 definitions

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Shastratattva 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 Śāstratattva can be transliterated into English as Sastratattva or Shastratattva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāstratattva (शास्त्रतत्त्व).—truth as taught in the Śāstras, scriptural truth. °ज्ञः (jñaḥ) an astronomer.

Derivable forms: śāstratattvam (शास्त्रतत्त्वम्).

Śāstratattva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and tattva (तत्त्व).

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

Śāstratattva (शास्त्रतत्त्व).—n.

(-ttvaṃ) The truth or true knowledge taught in sacred works. E. śāstra and tattva truth.

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

Śāstratattva (शास्त्रतत्त्व):—[=śāstra-tattva] [from śāstra > śās] n. the truth (taught) in the Ś°, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śāstratattva (शास्त्रतत्त्व):—[śāstra-tattva] (ttvaṃ) 1. n. Truth taught in 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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