the meaning of shasthrayan is the propegation of science what do you under stand by this
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Shastra (शास्त्र, IAST: Śāstra, IPA: is a Sanskrit word that means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise" in a general sense.[1] The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.[2]
Shastra has a similar meaning to English -logy, e.g. ecology, psychology, meaning scientific and basic knowledge on particular subject. Examples in terms of modern neologisms include
bhautikashastra "physics",
rasayanashastra "chemistry",
jīvashāstra "biology",
vastushastra "architectural science",
shilpashastra "science of mechanical arts and sculpture",
arthashastra "science of politics and economics"[3] and
nitishastra "compendium of ethics or right policy".
In Western literature, Shastra is sometimes spelled as Sastra,[4] reflecting a misunderstanding of the IPA symbol ‘ś’, which corresponds to the English ‘sh’.