Shastra
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title:
Shastra
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Shastra is a Sanskrit word that means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise" in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice. Shastra has a similar meaning to English -logy, e.g. ecology, psychology, meaning scientific and basic knowledge on a particular subject. Examples in terms of modern neologisms include
- bhautikaśāstra 'physics',
- rasaśāstra 'chemistry',
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Sanskrit term for precepts and treatises
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shastra
date created:
2003-11-20T08:41:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:53:36Z
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