Yathashastram, Yathāśāstram, Yatha-shastram: 3 definitions

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Yathashastram 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 Yathāśāstram can be transliterated into English as Yathasastram or Yathashastram, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yathāśāstram (यथाशास्त्रम्).—ind. according to the scriptures, as the law ordains; सर्वेऽपि क्रमशस्त्वेते यथाशास्त्रं निषेविताः (sarve'pi kramaśastvete yathāśāstraṃ niṣevitāḥ) Manusmṛti 6.88.

Yathāśāstram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yathā and śāstram (शास्त्रम्).

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

Yathāśāstram (यथाशास्त्रम्):—[=yathā-śāstram] [from yathā > ya-tama] ind. ([Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya; Manu-smṛti] etc.) acc° to precept or rule, acc° to the codes of law

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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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