Shastraka, Śٰ첹: 6 definitions
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Shastraka 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 Śٰ첹 can be transliterated into English as Sastraka or Shastraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚٰ첹 (शस्त्र�).�
1) Steel.
2) Iron.
3) An instrument, a tool, weapon.
Derivable forms: śٰ첹 (शस्त्रकम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚٰ첹 (शस्त्र�).�(= Pali satthaka; Sanskrit śٰ plus -ka), nt., knife: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8975; ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ ii.142.8; m. pl., applied figuratively to certain ‘winds� in the body, compared to knives: Śṣāsܳⲹ 248.12 (see s.v. ṣu첹).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚٰ첹 (शस्त्र�).—n.
(-첹�) 1. Iron. 2. Steel. E. śٰ a weapon, and kan aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śٰ첹 (शस्त्र�):—[from śṃs] 1. śٰka n. = śٰ1 [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [from ś] 2. śٰka n. (for 1. See p. 1044, col. 1) a knife, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚٰ첹 (शस्त्र�):�(첹�) 1. n. Iron, steel.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shaastrakaar, Shastrakadambaka, Shastrakakosha, Shastrakali, Shastrakantaraka, Shastrakantari, Shastrakara, Shastrakarma, Shastrakarmakrit, Shastrakarman, Shastrakarmavidhi, Shastrakaushala.
Full-text: Arthashastraka, Shastaka, Shastrika, Pannaccattakam, Satakam.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 399 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Economics (3): Goods of trade < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Discussion on a harder rasa dravya —loha� (iron): a review < [2020, Issue 6, June]