{ ‖Shas″ter (?), ‖Shas″tra (?), } n. [Skr. cāstra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cās to order, instruct, govern. Cf. Sastra.] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also sastra.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.