Ashastra, Aśāstra, Aśastra: 10 definitions
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Ashastra has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Aśāstra and Aśastra can be transliterated into English as Asastra or Ashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAśastra (अशस्त्र):—1. Adj. (f. ā) keinen Anruf habend.
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Aśastra (अशस्त्र):—2. Adj. schwertlos , unbewaffnet [Mahābhārata 12,95,5.] [Bhagavadgitā 1,46.] [Mṛcchakaṭika 102,4.]
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Aśāstra (अशास्त्र):—Adj. (f. ā) auf keiner Vorschrift beruhend [Jaimini's Mimāṃsādarśana 6,2,18.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Ashastrabaddha, Ashastrabandha, Ashastracakshus, Ashastrakritya, Ashastrapani, Ashastraputa, Ashastrasiddha, Ashastravihita.
Ends with (+353): Abhinayashastra, Abhivardhanashastra, Acarashastra, Acchavakashastra, Achavakashastra, Adhikaranashastra, Adhyatmashastra, Agamashastra, Aharashastra, Ajnashastra, Ajyashastra, Akarbanika-rasayanashastra, Akhyanashastra, Akritiracanashastra, Akulagamayogashastra, Akutashastra, Alamkarashastra, Amdashastra, Amgaracanashastra, Amgashastra.
Full-text (+42): Ashastravihita, Shastrakrit, Drishi, Asattha, Ashastrasiddha, Drishtanta, Shastrakara, Shastravat, Ashastrapani, Agamarahita, Agama, Lauhashastra, Ukthadoha, Ukthasampad, Ukthavirya, Ukthamvac, Kakubh, Shastrabandha, Yathashastra, Shastratah.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 1.45 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verses 17.5-6 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
On Syllabic Melody of Nannaya’s Poetry < [April – June, 1979]
Mareecha in Valmiki and Adhyatma Ramayana < [October – December, 2003]
Reviews < [January 1969]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Kanda IV, adhyaya 6, brahmana 9 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCIV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Prologue < [Introduction]
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