Prashastra, Prāśāstra: 4 definitions
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Prashastra 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 Prāśāstra can be transliterated into English as Prasastra or Prashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāśāstra (प्राशास्त्र).—
1) The office of a Praśāstṛ.
2) Government, rule.
Derivable forms: prāśāstram (प्राशास्त्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praśāstra (प्रशास्त्र):—[=pra-śāstra] [from pra-śās] n. the office of the Praśāstṛ, [Ṛg-veda ii, 2, 1; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] his Soma vessel, [ib. ii, 36, 6. 1.]
3) Prāśāstra (प्राशास्त्र):—[=prā-śāstra] [from prā] n. the office of Praśāstṛ, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (cf. [gana] udgātr-ādi)
4) [v.s. ...] government, rule, dominion, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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, Pra.
Full-text: Ganda.
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