śāsana

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शासन (śāsana, rule; government).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.sa.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: śā‧sa‧na

Noun

śāsana

  1. precept, doctrine, discipline, code, rule

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Further reading

  • "śāsana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.