"शास्त्र" meaning in Sanskrit

See शास्त्र in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕɑːs.tɾɐ/ [Vedic], /ɕɑːs̪.t̪ɾɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaHstram, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-trom. The Sanskrit root is शास् (śās). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*śaHstram|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram, {{inh+|sa|inc-pro|*śaHstram}} Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ćaHstram}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaHstram, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*ḱeh₁s-|*ḱeh₁s-trom}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-trom Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=śāstrá}} शास्त्र • (śāstrá) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|śāstrá}} Forms: śāstrá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], शास्त्रम् [nominative, singular], शास्त्रे [dual, nominative], शास्त्राणि [nominative, plural], शास्त्रा1 [nominative, plural], शास्त्रम् [accusative, singular], शास्त्रे [accusative, dual], शास्त्राणि [accusative, plural], शास्त्रा1 [accusative, plural], शास्त्रेण [instrumental, singular], शास्त्राभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], शास्त्रैः [instrumental, plural], शास्त्रेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], शास्त्राय [dative, singular], शास्त्राभ्याम् [dative, dual], शास्त्रेभ्यः [dative, plural], शास्त्रात् [ablative, singular], शास्त्राभ्याम् [ablative, dual], शास्त्रेभ्यः [ablative, plural], शास्त्रस्य [genitive, singular], शास्त्रयोः [dual, genitive], शास्त्राणाम् [genitive, plural], शास्त्रे [locative, singular], शास्त्रयोः [dual, locative], शास्त्रेषु [locative, plural], शास्त्र [singular, vocative], शास्त्रे [dual, vocative], शास्त्राणि [plural, vocative], शास्त्रा1 [plural, vocative]
  1. order, command
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-O4WEoiZa
  2. precept, rule
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-q3R0Gz~g Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2
  3. teaching, instruction
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-V6Dzjc4l Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2
  4. advice, good counsel
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-vY1jJUl4 Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2
  5. any instrument of teaching, manual or compendium of rules
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-MSXwrFQ0 Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 10 11 12 40 11 12 1
  6. any book or treatise, especially religious or scientific
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-XFGLgMnz Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2
  7. shastra, scripture
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-twIrFtia Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 17 18 16 12 27 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2
  8. science, knowledge
    Sense id: en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-2HNhxtCZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: शास्त्रिन् (śāstrin) (english: learned)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "learned",
      "roman": "śāstrin",
      "word": "शास्त्रिन्"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
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          },
          "expansion": "Pali: sattha",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Pali: sattha"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ສາດ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ສາດ (sāt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ສາດ (sāt)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "សាស្ត្រ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: សាស្ត្រ (saah)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: សាស្ត្រ (saah)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "sastera",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Malay: sastera\nIndonesian: sastra",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: sastera\nIndonesian: sastra"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ശാസ്ത്രം",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രം (śāstraṁ), ചാത്തിരം (cāttiraṁ) — tadbhava",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രം (śāstraṁ), ചാത്തിരം (cāttiraṁ) — tadbhava"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "śāstra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: śāstra\nJavanese: ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (sastra)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: śāstra\nJavanese: ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (sastra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சாஸ்திரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சாஸ்திரம் (cāstiram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: சாஸ்திரம் (cāstiram)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "శాస్త్రము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: శాస్త్రము (śāstramu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: శాస్త్రము (śāstramu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ศาสตร์",
            "3": "ศาสตร",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ศาสตร์ (sàat), ศาสตร",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ศาสตร์ (sàat), ศาสตร"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "śāstär",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: śāstär",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: śāstär"
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणि",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रम्",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "śāstré",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणि",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रा1",
      "roman": "śāstrā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेण",
      "roman": "śāstréṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रैः",
      "roman": "śāstraíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभिः1",
      "roman": "śāstrébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राय",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śāstrébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रात्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śāstrébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रस्य",
      "roman": "śāstrásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रयोः",
      "roman": "śāstráyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणाम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śāstré",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रयोः",
      "roman": "śāstráyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेषु",
      "roman": "śāstréṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्र",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śā́stre",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    },
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "शास्त्रा1",
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        "vocative"
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          "_dis": "2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "precept"
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          "_dis": "2 12 19 22 18 11 14 2",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "advice"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "4 10 11 12 40 11 12 1",
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    {
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          "_dis": "1 7 17 18 16 12 27 1",
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      ],
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        "shastra, scripture"
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      "links": [
        [
          "shastra",
          "shastra"
        ],
        [
          "scripture",
          "scripture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "science, knowledge"
      ],
      "id": "en-शास्त्र-sa-noun-2HNhxtCZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "science",
          "science"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɑːs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɑːs̪.t̪ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शास्त्र"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "learned",
      "roman": "śāstrin",
      "word": "शास्त्रिन्"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "sattha"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: sattha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: sattha"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ສາດ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ສາດ (sāt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ສາດ (sāt)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "សាស្ត្រ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: សាស្ត្រ (saah)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: សាស្ត្រ (saah)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "sastera",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: sastera\nIndonesian: sastra",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: sastera\nIndonesian: sastra"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ശാസ്ത്രം",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രം (śāstraṁ), ചാത്തിരം (cāttiraṁ) — tadbhava",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രം (śāstraṁ), ചാത്തിരം (cāttiraṁ) — tadbhava"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "शास्त्र",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: शास्त्र (śāstra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: शास्त्र (śāstra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "śāstra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: śāstra\nJavanese: ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (sastra)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: śāstra\nJavanese: ꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (sastra)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬵᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (sastra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சாஸ்திரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சாஸ்திரம் (cāstiram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: சாஸ்திரம் (cāstiram)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "శాస్త్రము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: శాస్త్రము (śāstramu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: శాస్త్రము (śāstramu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ศาสตร์",
            "3": "ศาสตร",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ศาสตร์ (sàat), ศาสตร",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ศาสตร์ (sàat), ศาสตร"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "śāstär",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: śāstär",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: śāstär"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*śaHstram",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*śaHstram"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*ćaHstram"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaHstram",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱeh₁s-",
        "4": "*ḱeh₁s-trom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-trom",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaHstram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaHstram, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-trom. The Sanskrit root is शास् (śās).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śāstrá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रम्",
      "roman": "śāstrám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śāstré",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणि",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रा1",
      "roman": "śāstrā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रम्",
      "roman": "śāstrám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śāstré",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणि",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रा1",
      "roman": "śāstrā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेण",
      "roman": "śāstréṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रैः",
      "roman": "śāstraíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभिः1",
      "roman": "śāstrébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राय",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śāstrébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रात्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śāstrébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रस्य",
      "roman": "śāstrásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रयोः",
      "roman": "śāstráyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणाम्",
      "roman": "śāstrā́ṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śāstré",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रयोः",
      "roman": "śāstráyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रेषु",
      "roman": "śāstréṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्र",
      "roman": "śā́stra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रे",
      "roman": "śā́stre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्राणि",
      "roman": "śā́strāṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शास्त्रा1",
      "roman": "śā́strā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "śāstrá"
      },
      "expansion": "शास्त्र • (śāstrá) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "śāstrá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "order, command"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "precept, rule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "precept",
          "precept"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "teaching, instruction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teaching",
          "teaching"
        ],
        [
          "instruction",
          "instruction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "advice, good counsel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "counsel",
          "counsel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any instrument of teaching, manual or compendium of rules"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compendium",
          "compendium"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any book or treatise, especially religious or scientific"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "treatise",
          "treatise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shastra, scripture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shastra",
          "shastra"
        ],
        [
          "scripture",
          "scripture"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "science, knowledge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "science",
          "science"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɑːs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɑːs̪.t̪ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शास्त्र"
}

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