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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who teaches the shastras. India

   "Sanskrit was for him the language of the shastris, who, despite their learning, were poor and dependent."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Sanskrit.

   "Lal Bahadur Shastri"

Example

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"Sanskrit was for him the language of the shastris, who, despite their learning, were poor and dependent."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī, “scholar”).

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