Shodashishastra, Ṣoḍaśiśastra: 2 definitions
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Shodashishastra 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 Ṣoḍaśiśastra can be transliterated into English as Sodasisastra or Shodashishastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ṣoḍaśiśastra (षोडशिशस्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Śāṅkh. W. p. 30. Bp. 291.
Ṣoḍaśiśastra (षोडशिशस्त्र):—[=ṣoḍaśi-śastra] [from ṣoḍaśi > ṣaṣ] n. a hymn or liturgical formula recited during the Ṣoḍaśin ceremony, [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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