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The shastra s are a part of the Smriti (“Remembered”; traditional) literature which, like the sutra literature that preceded it, stresses the religious merit of gifts to Brahmans.
The meaning of SHASTRA is the sacred scriptures of Hinduism consisting of four categories of text, the sruti, smriti, purana, and tantra.
The term “Shastra” itself signifies a holy book or guide, emphasizing the authoritative and enlightening nature of these writings. Exploring the lineage of Hindu Shastras, we find two primary categories: Shruti and Smriti.
What makes think there are only six shastras of what was termed ‘Hinduism’ by the British in the early nineteenth century. ‘Hinduism’ was, what we cancall ‘Indianism’ today. It has nothing to do with religion as is commonly but falsely assumed.
Meaning of Shastra शास्त्र – शिष्यतेऽनेन (शास्-ष्ट्रन्) – means an order, a command, rule. “Shastra” commonly refers to a text on a specific field of knowledge.
Shastra is a Sanskrit word that means a manual of instruction, a book of knowledge, a religious treatise or a sacred book. A shastra can be a technical manual that explains regulations and standards of an artistic or cultural discipline, or it can refer to the body of teaching on that subject.