Shastravada, Śāstravāda, Shastra-vada: 3 definitions
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Shastravada 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 Śāstravāda can be transliterated into English as Sastravada or Shastravada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāstravāda (शास्त्रवाद).—a precept or statement of the Śāstras.
Derivable forms: śāstravādaḥ (शास्त्रवादः).
Śāstravāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravāda (शास्त्रवाद).—[masculine] statement of the Śāstras.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravāda (शास्त्रवाद):—[=śāstra-vāda] [from śāstra > śās] m. a precept or statement or maxim of the Ś°, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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: Shastra, Vada, Vata.
Ends with: Ekashastravada.
Full-text: Shastra.
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