Shastric
/ˈʃɑːstrɪk/noun
Relating to a shastra, a Hindu or Buddhist sacred treatise or body of authoritative teaching.
Did you know?In Sanskrit tradition, a śāstra was not merely a book but an authoritative framework for mastering subjects such as law, ritual, medicine, architecture, or philosophy.
Etymological Timeline
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śās-
“To instruct, teach, command, or govern.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śāstra
“A treatise, rulebook, authoritative teaching, or science of a subject.”
Medieval Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śāstrika
“Relating to or grounded in authoritative scripture or learned doctrine.”
Modern English
English
shastric
“Relating to a shastra or to scriptural and doctrinal learning.”
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