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Webster 1913 Edition


Sastra

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Sas′tra

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Noun.
Same as
Shaster
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sastra

SAS'TRA

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Noun.
Among the Hindoos, a sacred book; a book containing sacred ordinances. The six great Sastras, in the opinion of the Hindoos, contain all knowledge, human and divine. These are the Veda, Upaveda, Vedanga, Purana, Dherma, and Dersana.