شستر

शƸ śastra, vulg. śastr, and śastar, s.m. An instrument for cutting or wounding, a weapon, arms; a sword, scymitar;—iron, steel;—a hymn of praise:—śastr bādhnā, Togird on weapons of war, to arm (oneself):—śastra-bandh, part. adj. (f. -ā), Armed, accoutred, equipped:—śastra-bhyās, s.m. Military exercise:—śastra-dhārīor śastardhārī, adj. & s.m. (f. -iī), Possessing or holding or seizing arms or weapons, armed;—an armed person; a warrior:—śastr-śālā, s.f. A repository of arms, an armoury, arsenal, a magazine:—śastr-kār, s.m. (f. -ī), 'Weaponmaker,' an armourer:—śastr-grih, s.m.=śastr-śālā, q.v.:—śastr-grah, s.m. Taking or seizing arms:—śastr-vidyā, s.f. The science of arms.