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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शस्त्रśastra[sás-tra] n. [cutting instrument: √sas] knife, dagger, sword, weapon; C.: arrow (rare); sword=war.
[sás-tra] neuter [cutting instrument: √sas] knife, dagger, sword, weapon; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: arrow (rare); sword=war.
In the Gita2·23

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।

nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ, — Weapons cannot cleave it, nor the fire burn, nor do the waters drench it, nor the wind dry. 2·23
- शस्त्राणिśastrāṇinominative plural of the neuter noun śastra (a weapon).
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अतिशस्त्रatiśastra[ati-sastra] a. surpassing weapons.

[ati-sastra] adjective surpassing weapons.

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अशस्त्रaśastra[a-sastra] a. swordless, unarmed: -pâni, a. having no sword in the hand; -pûta, pp. not consecrated by the…

[a-sastra] adjective swordless, unarmed: -pâni, adjective having no sword in the hand; -pûta, perfect passive participle not consecrated by the sword; -vadha, masculine murder without a weapon.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शस्त्रśastran. (for 2. see under √शस्) invocation, praise (applied to any hymn recited either audibly or inaudibly, as…
1. neuter gender (for 2. see under √शस्) invocation, praise (applied to any hymn recited either audibly or inaudibly, as opp. to स्तोम, which is sung, but especially the verses recited by the Hotr2i होतृ and his assistant as an accompaniment to the Grahas ग्रह s at the Soma सोम libation) VS. Breton S3rS. ChUp.
2. neuter gender reciting, recitation S3a1n3khBr
3. masculine gender (for 1. see page and participle 1044, column 1) a sword Lexicographers
4. neuter gender an instrument for cutting or wounding, knife, sword, dagger, any weapon (even applied to an arrow Bhat2t2.; weapons are said to be of four kinds, पाणि-मुक्त, यन्त्र-मुक्त, मुक्ता*मुक्त, and अमुक्त) S3Br. etc.
5. neuter gender any instrument or tool (see compound)
6. neuter gender iron, steel Lexicographers
7. neuter gender a razor Lexicographers
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अतिशस्त्रatiśastramfn. superior to weapons.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective superior to weapons.

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अनुशस्त्रanuśastran. any subsidiary weapon or instrument, anything used in place of a regular surgical instrument (as a…

neuter gender any subsidiary weapon or instrument, anything used in place of a regular surgical instrument (as a finger-nail) Sus3r.

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अपशस्त्रapaśastramfn. weaponless, Katha1s.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective weaponless, Katha1s.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अतिशस्त्रatiśastraa.Surpassing weapons; ˚नखन्यासः R.12.73 the nail-wounds surpassed the wounds of swords.

Surpassing weapons; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनखन्यासः R.12.73 the nail-wounds surpassed the wounds of swords.

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अनुशस्त्रम्anuśastramAnything used (for the time being) instead of a regular instrument, such as a finger-nail; a secondary weapon…

[अनुगतं शस्त्रं शस्त्रार्थे प्रयुक्तम्]

Anything used (for the time being) instead of a regular instrument, such as a finger-nail; a secondary weapon or instrument.

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अशस्त्रaśastraa.Having no weapons, unarmed.
Having no weapons, unarmed.
Derived forms and compounds
- -स्त्रम् Not a weapon; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविहितो वधः H.2.85; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपूतं मरणमुपदिशामि Ve. 2 (आत्मघातित्वेन शस्त्रेण न पूतम्); अशस्त्रपूतम् Māl.5.12.
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