Shishtyartham, Śiṣṭyartham, Shishti-artham: 1 definition
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Shishtyartham 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 Śiṣṭyartham can be transliterated into English as Sistyartham or Shishtyartham, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiṣṭyartham (शिष्ट्यर्थम्).—ind. for instruction; अन्यत्र पुत्राच्छिष्याद्वा शिष्ट्यर्थं ताडयेत्तु तौ (anyatra putrācchiṣyādvā śiṣṭyarthaṃ tāḍayettu tau) Manusmṛti 4.164; शिष्ट्यर्थं विहितो दण्डः (śiṣṭyarthaṃ vihito daṇḍaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.135.2.
Śiṣṭyartham is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiṣṭi and artham (अर्थम्).
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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