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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry शास्त्रम्

  1. शास्त्रम्śāstramthe meaning of the sacred precept.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अर्थः

      1. the meaning of the sacred precept.
      2. a scriptural precept or statement.
    • -आचरणम्

      1. observance of sacred precepts.
      2. the study of Śāstras.
      3. (णः) one versed in scriptures.
      4. a student of Vedas.
    • -आवर्तलिपिः a particular mode of writing.

    • -उक्त Adjective prescribed by sacred laws, enjoined by the Śāstras, lawful, legal.

    • -कारः, -कृत् Masculine

    • शास्त्रम् śāstram

      1. शिष्यतेऽनेन शास्-ष्ट्रन्
      2. An order, a command, rule, precept; अतिक्रामति यः शास्त्रं पितुर्धर्मार्थदर्शिनः Mb.5.148. 21.
      3. A sacred precept or rule, scriptural injunction; तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ Bg.16.24.
      4. A religious or sacred treatise, sacred book, scripture; see comps. below.
      5. Any department of knowledege, science; इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रम् Bg.15.2; शास्त्रेष्वकुण्ठिता बुद्धिः R.1.19; often at the end of comp. after the word denoting the subject, or applied collectively to the whole body of teaching on that subject; वेदान्तशास्त्र, न्यायशास्त्र, तर्कशास्त्र, अलंकार- शास्त्र etc.
      6. What is learnt, knowledge; Śi.5.47.
      7. A work, treatise; तन्त्रैः पञ्चभिरेतच्चकार सुमनोहरं शास्त्रकम् Pt.1.
      8. Theory (Opposite of प्रयोग or practice); इमं मां च शास्त्रे प्रयोगे च विमृशतु M.1.
      9. The material and spiritual science together; तत्त्वाभेदेन यच्छास्त्रं तत्कार्यं नान्यथाविधम् Mb. 12.267.9.
    • -अतिक्रमः -अननुष्ठानम् violation of sacred precepts, disregard of religious authority.

    • -अनुष्ठानम्, -अनुसारः conformity to or observance of sacred precepts.

    • -अन्वित Adjective conformable to doctrine or rule.

    • -अभिज्ञ

      1. Adjective versed in the Śāstras.
      2. the author of a Śāstra or sacred book.
      3. an author in general.
      4. a sage, saint.
    • -कोविद Adjective versed in the Śāstras.

    • -गण्डः a superficial reader of books, superficial scholar.

    • -चक्षुस् Neuter grammar (as being the 'eye', as it were, with which to understand any Śāstra).

    • -चारणः one who deserves sacred precepts.

    • -ज्ञ, -दर्शिन्, -विद् Adjective

    • -प्रसंगः

      1. the subject of the Śāstras.
      2. any discussion on scriptural points.
    • -योनिः the source of the Śāstras.

    • -वक्तृ an expounder of sacred books or knowledge.

    • -वर्जित Adjective free from all rule or law.

    • -वादः a precept or statement of the Śāstras.

    • -विधानम्, -विधिः

      1. a sacred precept, scriptural injunction.
      2. well-versed in the Śāstras.
      3. a mere theorist.
    • -ज्ञानम् knowledge of sacred books, conversancy with scriptures.

    • -तत्त्वम् truth as taught in the Śāstras, scriptural truth. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedज्ञः an astronomer.

    • -दृष्ट Adjective stated or enjoined in sacred books; तदहं प्रष्टुमिच्छामि शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा Rām.

    • -दृष्टिः

      1. Feminine scriptural point of view. -Masculine an astrologer. विप्रतिषेधः, विरोधः mutual contradiction of sacred precepts, inconsistency of precepts.
      2. any act contrary to sacred precepts.
    • -विमुख Adjective averse from study; Pt.1.

    • -विरुद्ध Adjective contrary to the Śāstras, illegal, unlawful.

    • -व्युत्पत्तिः Feminine intimate knowledge of the sacred writings, proficiency in the Śāstras.

    • -शिल्पिन् Masculine the country of Kāśmīra.

    • -सिद्ध Adjective established by sacred authority.

    In the Gita15·2016·24

    इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ ।

    iti guhyatamaṁ śāstramidamuktaṁ mayā'nagha, — Thus by Me the most secret Shastra (the supreme teaching and science) has been told, O sinless one. Absolutely to know it is to be perfected in… 15·20
    • शास्त्रम्śāstramnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun śāstra (the Shastra or Scriptures).

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Headwords under श

Part 4 of 10 शाबल्यम् – शिक्यितAll parts
  1. श – शपित
  2. शप्त – शल्ल
  3. शल्लक – शाबरिका
  4. शाबल्यम् – शिक्यित
  5. शिक्ष् – शीघ्रीय
  6. शीघ्ऱ्यम् – शुषिर
  7. शुषिरा – शैवल
  8. शैवलिनी – श्येन
  9. श्यै – श्लीपदिन्
  10. श्लील – श्वैत्रम्