Shastravaktri, Śāstravaktṛ, Shastra-vaktri: 2 definitions
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Shastravaktri 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 Śāstravaktṛ can be transliterated into English as Sastravaktr or Shastravaktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāstravaktṛ (शास्त्रवक्तृ).—an expounder of sacred books or knowledge.
Śāstravaktṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and vaktṛ (वक्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravaktṛ (शास्त्रवक्तृ):—[=śāstra-vaktṛ] [from śāstra > śās] m. an expounder of sacred books, [ib.]
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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