The Sanskrit terms Śastrahasta and Śastrahastā can be transliterated into English as Sastrahasta or Shastrahasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Śastrahastā (शस्त्रहस्ता) refers to “she who holds a sword in her hand” and is used to describe Goddess Bhagamālinī, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] May the three-eyed goddess Bhagamālinī give the glory of good fortune. She possesses abundant miraculous power and is as lovely as the moon. She is stationed in the left corner [of the central triangle] and holds in the row of her arms a snare, a goad, a sugarcane, ropes, a book, and a sword [i.e., śastrahastā]. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śastrahasta (शस्त्रहस्त).—a. armed.

-staḥ an armed man.

Śastrahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śastra and hasta (हस्त).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śastrahasta (शस्त्रहस्त).—m.

(-staḥ) A man carrying arms. E. śastra a weapon, hasta the hand.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śastrahasta (शस्त्रहस्त):—[śastra-hasta] (staḥ) 1. m. A man carrying arms.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Shastra, Hasta.

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Full-text: Shastra, Hastapratishastra.

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