Shastravidhana, Śāstravidhāna, Shastra-vidhana: 4 definitions

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Shastravidhana 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 Śāstravidhāna can be transliterated into English as Sastravidhana or Shastravidhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāstravidhāna (शास्त्रविधान).—a sacred precept, scriptural injunction.

Derivable forms: śāstravidhānam (शास्त्रविधानम्).

Śāstravidhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāstra and vidhāna (विधान). See also (synonyms): śāstravidhi.

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

Śāstravidhāna (शास्त्रविधान).—n.

(-naṃ) Sacred ritual, ceremonial precept. E. śāstra, and vidhāna direction; also śāstravidhi .

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

Śāstravidhāna (शास्त्रविधान):—[=śāstra-vidhāna] [from śāstra > śās] n. a precept of the Ś°, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śāstravidhāna (शास्त्रविधान):—[śāstra-vidhāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Sacred precept; prescribed ceremony.

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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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