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From Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, “precept, rule, book or treatise”).

noun Shastras · Sastra · Shastah · Shaster · Shastrah

  1. A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas. There are six Darshan Shastras called the six schools of philosophy. They are: (1) Poorv Mimansaby Sage Jaimini, (2) Nyay by Sage Gautam, (3) Vaisheshik by Sage Kanad, (4) Sankhya by Bhagwan Kapil, (5) Yog by Sage Patanjali, and (6) Uttar Mimansa (Brahm Sutra) by Bhagwan Ved Vyas. All the six Darsha

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noun shastras

  1. alternative Alternative form of Shastra

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@misc{shastra_2026,
  title = {shastra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shastra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}