Shastratikrama, Śāstrātikrama, Shastra-atikrama: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Śāstrātikrama can be transliterated into English as Sastratikrama or Shastratikrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāstrātikrama (शास्त्रातिक्रम).—violation of sacred precepts, disregard of religious authority.

Derivable forms: śāstrātikramaḥ (शास्त्रातिक्रमः).

Śāstrātikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and atikrama (अतिक्रम). See also (synonyms): śāstrānanuṣṭhāna.

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

Śāstrātikrama (शास्त्रातिक्रम).—m.

(-maḥ) Behaving ill or immorally, transgressing, acting contrary to the Shastras. E. śāstra and atikrama surpassing.

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

Śāstrātikrama (शास्त्रातिक्रम):—[from śāstra > śās] m. transgressing the Ś°, violation of sacred precepts, [ib.]

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

Śāstrātikrama (शास्त्रातिक्रम):—[śāstrā+tikrama] (maḥ) 1. m. Transgressing 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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