shastra
noun
shas·tra
variants
or sastra
ˈshästrə
plural -s
often capitalized
: the sacred scriptures of Hinduism consisting of four categories of text, the sruti, smriti, purana, and tantra
shastraic
adjective
often capitalized
(ˈ)shä¦strāik
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