shastra

[ shahs-truh ]

/ ˈʃɑs trə /

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noun

any of the sacred books of Hinduism.

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Origin of shastra

First recorded in 1620–30, shastra is from the Sanskrit word śāstra

OTHER WORDS FROM shastra

shastrik, shas·tra·ik

[shah-strey-ik], /ʃɑˈstreɪ ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby shastra

Sharrie, Shashi, shashlik, Shasta, Shasta daisy, shastra, shastracara, Shastri, shat, Shatt-al-Arab, shatter

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How to use shastra in a sentence

To his translations, and his connection with the Kama Shastra Society, we shall refer later.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
To the Kama Shastra edition of 1886 we have already referred, and we shall deal fully with the whole subject in a later chapter.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
A shaster or shastra, from the Sanskrit root ças, to govern, relates to discipline.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
After long study they returned, bringing the Chinese translation of this shastra into Japan.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis

This shastra was the work of a Hindu whose name means Lion-armor, and who lived about nine centuries after Gautama.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for shastra

shastra

shaster (ˈʃɑːstə) or sastra

/ (ˈʃɑːstrə) /

noun

any of the sacred writings of Hinduism

Word Origin for shastra

C17: from Sanskrit śāstra, from śās to teach

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