As a deity name
Name 126 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
शास्त्री · feminine,masculine
a surname, equivalent to English Shastri
शास्त्री · masculine
scientist
Śabdasāgara also records: [वि॰ स्त्री॰ शास्त्रिणी] · शास्त्र का जाननेवाला शास्त्रज्ञ । शास्त्रविद्
Platts (p. 717) also records: Versed in the śāstras, skilled in Hindū law or religious books
Cited formation "शास्त्री" is शास्त्र + -ई: शास्त्र means "study; science", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "शास्त्री" is शास्त्र + -ई: शास्त्र means "study; science", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi शास्त्रिन् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (śāstrin). Equivalent to शास्त्र (śāstra) + -ई (-ī).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
śāstrin mfn. or m. versed in the Śāstras, learned (cf. satata-ś˚), Cat.
śāstrin m. a teacher of sacred books or science, a learned man, W.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a teacher of sacred books or science, a learned man
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śāstrī" is the nominative of "śāstrin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śāstrī" is the nominative of "śāstṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
śāstrin mfn. or m. versed in the Śāstras, learned (cf. satata-ś˚), Cat.
śāstrin m. a teacher of sacred books or science, a learned man, W.
śāstṛ m. a chastiser, punisher, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
a ruler, commander, TS. &c. &c.
Alternative readings
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