shastri

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Etymology

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From Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī).

Noun

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shastri (plural shastris)

  1. (India) Someone who teaches the shastras.
    • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 16:
      Sanskrit was for him the language of the shastris, who, despite their learning, were poor and dependent.

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