Word history

Monier-Williams (1899) records śāstrin with the sense “learned teacher”. Śāstrin describes learning in śāstra, a treatise or body of instruction. The dictionary also records a teacher of books or science. शास्त्री and શાસ્ત્રી retain the later title form. The lexical explanation concerns the educational title itself, and does not certify a degree, field of study or qualification for an individual.

Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword śāstrin, page 1069, column 3, entry L216457 · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword śāstrin, page 1069, column 3, entry L216458

Literal dictionary sense

śāstrin: Learned teacher.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword śāstrin, page 1069, column 3, entry L216457

Native-script forms

शास्त्री · Devanagariશાસ્ત્રી · Gujarati

Sources and attribution

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