As a Hindi name
शस्तक · noun · masculine
हाथ में पहनने का चमड़े का दस्ताना । अंगुलित्राण — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a defence for the finger of an archer (= aṅgulitrāṇa)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "śastaka" is derived from "śasta" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. śasta mfn. (for 2. See under √ śas) recited repeated, RV.
praised, commended, approved, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
śastaka n. = loha, L. (prob. w.r. for śastraka)
a defence for the finger of an archer (= aṅgulitrāṇa), L.
Dictionary citations
śastaka n. = loha, L. (prob. w.r. for śastraka)
a defence for the finger of an archer (= aṅgulitrāṇa), L.
śastaka n. (-kaṃ) A defence for the finger of an archer. E. kan added to the last.
1. śasta mfn. (for 2. See under √ śas) recited repeated, RV.
praised, commended, approved, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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