Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shastra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: shas-tra
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.

noun

Alternative form of Shastra.

Example Sentences

"There are six Darshan Shastras called the six schools of philosophy. They are: (1) Poorv Mimansaby Sage Jaimini, (2) Nyay by Sage Gautam, (3) Vaisheshik by Sage Kanad, (4) Sankhya by Bhagwan Kapil, (5) Yog by Sage Patanjali, and (6) Uttar Mimansa (Brahm Sutra) by Bhagwan Ved Vyas. All the six Darshan Shastras are in sutra form."
"There is an interesting link between the need to anchor sociologist's training with knowledge of Sanskrit and the observation that the Shastras are sociological because the latter are in Sanskrit."
"The answers to both questions are found in the Shastras of the Sanatana Dharma."

Etymology

From Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, “precept, rule, book or treatise”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: शास्त्र

Inflected Forms

Shastras (plural) Sastra (alternative) Shastah (alternative) Shaster (alternative) Shastrah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Shastri

Questions

What does shastra mean?: A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
Where does shastra come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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