Shastra

shastra English Etymology en :der sa:शास्त्र From en sa शास्त्र precept, rule, book or treatise. Noun A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas. en 1999 w:Prakashanand Saraswati The True History and the Religion of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism https://books.google.com.au/books?id=IhLN2I9yTTkC&pg=PA555&dq=%22Shastras%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Shastras%22&f=false 555 2001 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 Darshan Shastras are in sutra form. en 2004 T. K. Oommen Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essays in Political Sociology 170 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MJOHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA170&dq=%22Shastras%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Shastras%22&f=false There is an interesting link between the need to anchor sociologist's training with knowledge of Sanskrit and the observation that the Shastras are sociological because the latter are in Sanskrit. en 2005 Ashim Bhattacharyya Bhagavan Shri Krsna & Bhagavat Dharma https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ts24w4NtBgkC&pg=PT31&dq=%22Shastras%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Shastras%22&f=false unnumbered The answers to both questions are found in the Shastras of the Sanatana Dharma. Usage notes Often used in combination (in the names of particular examples). (The Sanskrit term is generally used as a suffix, roughly equivalent to en -logy.) Alternative forms en Sastra Shastah Shaster Shastrah See also en Shastri