Ukthashastra, Ukthaśāstra, Uktha-shastra: 4 definitions

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Ukthashastra 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 Ukthaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Ukthasastra or Ukthashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Ukthaśāstra (उक्थशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the twelfth Pariśiṣṭa of Kātyayana. W. p. 54. Oxf. 387^a. L. 1794.

2) Ukthaśāstra (उक्थशास्त्र):—the twelfth Pariśiṣṭa of Kātyāyana. Stein 12.

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

1) Ukthaśāstra (उक्थशास्त्र):—[=uktha-śāstra] [from uktha > ukta] n. Name of [work]

2) Ukthāśastra (उक्थाशस्त्र):—[=ukthā-śastra] [from uktha > ukta] n. recitation and praise, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

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Ukthashastra in German

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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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