Shastrashastra, Śastraśāstra, Shastra-shastra: 3 definitions

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Shastrashastra 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 Śastraśāstra can be transliterated into English as Sastrasastra or Shastrashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shastrashastra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śastraśāstra (शस्त्रशास्त्र).—the science of archery, see धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda).

Derivable forms: śastraśāstram (शस्त्रशास्त्रम्).

Śastraśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and śāstra (शास्त्र). See also (synonyms): śastravidyā.

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Śastraśāstra (शस्त्रशास्त्र).—military science.

Derivable forms: śastraśāstram (शस्त्रशास्त्रम्).

Śastraśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and śāstra (शास्त्र).

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

Śastraśāstra (शस्त्रशास्त्र):—[=śastra-śāstra] [from śastra > śas] n. the science of arms, military science, [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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shastrashastra in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śastraśāstra (ಶಸ್ತ್ರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಶಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ಯೆ [shastravidye].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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