Shastravat, Śāstravat: 6 definitions
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Shastravat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śāstravat can be transliterated into English as Sastravat or Shastravat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśāstravat (शास्त्रवत्).—ad (S) Agreeably with the Shastras or a Shastra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravat (शास्त्रवत्).—Ind. Conformably or according to written authority. E. śāstra, vati aff.
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Śāstravat (शास्त्रवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Having or following sacred institutes, &c. E. śāstra, and matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravat (शास्त्रवत्).—[śāstra + vat], adv. Like the holy writings, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 68.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śastravat (शस्त्रवत्):—[=śastra-vat] [from śastra > śaṃs] a mfn. (for 2. See p. 1061, col. 1.) accompanied by a Śastra, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [=śastra-vat] [from śastra > śas] b mfn. (for 1. See p. 1044, col. 1) provided with a w°, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.]
3) Śāstravat (शास्त्रवत्):—[=śāstra-vat] [from śāstra > śās] 1. śāstra-vat ind. = -tas, [Mahābhārata; Hitopadeśa] ([varia lectio])
4) [v.s. ...] 2. śāstra-vat mfn. having or following sacred books or precepts, skilled in sacred writings, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāstravat (शास्त्रवत्):—adv. According to the sh.
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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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Partial matches: Shastra, Vat.
Starts with: Shastravatara, Shastravatarana.
Ends with: Stutashastravat.
Full-text: Stutashastravat, Vat.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.11.17 < [Sukta 11]
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Part 7 - Examination of language from literary perspectives < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]