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shastra |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shaster \Shas"ter\, Shastra \Shas"tra\, n. [Skr. c[=a]stra an order or command, a sacred book, fr c[=a]s to order instruct, govern. Cf {Sastra}.] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also {sastra}.]
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