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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शासनśāsanaa.Teaching, instructing; इति मे न तु बोधाय कल्पते शासनं वचः Bhāg.1.8.5.
1. Teaching, instructing; इति मे न तु बोधाय कल्पते शासनं वचः Bhāg.1.8.5.
2. Punishing, chastising.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नम्
  
  शास्-ल्युट्
  
  Instruction, teaching, discipline.
  
  Rule, sway, government; अनन्यशासनामुर्वीम् R.1.3; so अप्रतिशासन.
  
  An order, a command, direction; तरुभिरपि देवस्य शासनं प्रमाणीकृतम् Ś.6; R.3.69;14.83. 18.28.
  
  An edict, enactment, a decree.
  
  A precept, rule.
  
  A royal grant (of land etc.), charter; अहं त्वां शासनशतेन योजयिष्यमि Pt.1; Y.2.24.295.
  
  A deed, writing, written agreement शासनप्रधाना हि राजानः स्युः Kau. Atmanepada 2.9.
  
  Control of passions.
  
  A written book of authority.
  
  A (religious) doctrine.
  
  A message. (At the end of comp. शासन often means 'punisher, destroyer, killer'; as in स्मरशासनः, पाक- शासनः).
- -अतिवृत्तिः Feminine violation of commands, disobedience.
- -द्रूषक Adjective disobeying a command.
- -धरः a messenger, envoy.
- -पत्रम्
  
  a plate (usually of copper) on which a grant of land etc. is inscribed.
  
  a sheet of paper on which an order is written.
- -पराङ्मुख Adjective disobedient to an order.
- -लङ्घनम् transgression of order.
- -हरः a royal messenger.
- -हारिन्
  
  Masculine
  
  an envoy, a messenger; तमभ्यनन्दन प्रथमं प्रबोधितः प्रजेश्वरः शासनहारिणा हरेः R.3.68.
  
  a conveyer of royal writs.
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अनुशासनम्anuśāsanamAdvice, persuasion, direction, order. command; instruction, laying down rules or precepts; a law, rule…
Advice, persuasion, direction, order. command; instruction, laying down rules or precepts; a law, rule, precept; treatment (of a subject), (with the object in comp. or with Genitive, the agent, if expressed, being put in the Instrumental or Genitive); एतद्वै भद्रमनुशासनस्य Rv.1.32.7. एतदनुशासनम् Tait. Up.7.9.7. भवत्यधिक्षेप इवानुशासनम् Ki.1.28 words of advice; तन्मनोरनुशासनम् Ms.8.139;6.5;2.159; यौवनdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied K.146; नामलिङ्गdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied laying down rules on the gender of nouns, explanation of gender etc.; शब्दानुशासनम् Sk.; शब्दानामनुशासनमाचार्यस्य आचार्येण वा ParasmaipadaII.3.66 Sk.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पर Adjective obedient.
- -पर्वन् Name of the 13th book of the Mahābhārata (so called because it lays down precepts of advice).
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अप्रतिशासनapratiśāsanaa.Having no rival ruler, subject to one rule; कृतवानप्रतिशासनं जगत् R.8.27.

Having no rival ruler, subject to one rule; कृतवानप्रतिशासनं जगत् R.8.27.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शासनśāsana[sấs-ana] a. (î) chastising; instruct ing; m. chastiser; instructor; n., C.: chas tisement, punishment…

[sấs-ana] adjective (î) chastising; instruct ing; masculine chastiser; instructor; neuter, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: chas tisement, punishment; government, sway, rule, over (--˚); royal decree, edict, charter, grant; instruction, teaching (rare); precept, rule, counsel (rare); doctrine, faith, religion (rare); Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: direction, command, order, to any one (--˚): -m kri, obey the orders of (genitive); e vrit or sthâ, obey any one (genitive, --˚); ablative sâsanât, by command of (genitive): -dhara, masculine bearer of a message, messenger; -vartin, adjective obeying the orders of (genitive); -vâhaka, masculine mes senger; -silâ, feminine; also equal for edict engraved on stone; -hâraka, -hârin, masculine messenger.

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अप्रतिशासनapratiśāsana[a-prati-sâsana] a. subject to no other authority; -sraya, a. having no refuge.

[a-prati-sâsana] adjective subject to no other authority; -sraya, adjective having no refuge.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शासनśāsanamf(ई)n. punishing, a punisher, chastiser (see पाक-, पुर-, रुक्मि-, स्मर-श्˚)
1. mf(ई)neuter gender punishing, a punisher, chastiser (see पाक-, पुर-, रुक्मि-, स्मर-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
2. mf(ई)neuter gender teaching, instructing, an instructor BhP.
3. neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) punishment, chastisement, correction (शासनं-√कृ, to inflict punishment) Baudh. Mn. MBh. etc.
4. neuter gender government, dominion, rule over (compound) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
5. neuter gender an order, command, edict, enactment, decree, direction (शासनं-√कृ [काङ्क्ष् Baudh.] or शासने-√वृत् or स्था, "to obey orders"; शासनात् with genitive case, "by command of"; f(शासना). Scholiast or Commentator on S3is3. xiv, 36) fg-veda etc.
6. neuter gender a royal edict, grant, charter (usually a grant of land or of particular privileges, and often inscribed on stone or copper) Ya1jn5. Ka1v. Ra1jat. etc.
7. neuter gender a writing, deed, written contract or agreement W.
8. neuter gender any written book or work of authority, scripture (Equivalent to शास्त्र) ibidem
9. neuter gender teaching, instruction, discipline, doctrine (also Equivalent to "faith", "religion") MBh. Ka1m. Katha1s.
10. neuter gender a message (see compound)
11. neuter gender self-control W.
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अनुशासनanuśāsanan. instruction, direction, command, precept RV. x, 32, 7, &c.

neuter gender instruction, direction, command, precept fg-veda x, 32, 7, etc.

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अनुशासनपरanuśāsanaparamfn. obedient.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective obedient.

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अनुशासनीयanuśāsanīyamfn. to be instructed.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be instructed.

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अनुशासनीयशास्यanuśāsanīyaśāsyamfn. to be instructed.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be instructed.

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