Shastra ≠ Scripture | Sanskrit Non-Translatables

Purchase the book here: https://sanskritnontranslatables.com/ The word shastra, in the Hindu tradition, denotes the Vedas including the Upaniṣads and all the allied sacred texts such as the Vedanga-s, Itihasa-s, Puraṇa-s and Smriti-s. In the Abrahamic traditions, the word scripture means a book which the God reveals for the guidance of all humans through a chosen person, called prophet, at some particular time in history. Veda shastra, however, manifests at the very beginning of creation and so there is never a time when humanity is bereft of them. Vedas become manifest as impersonal knowledge and become an object of cognition to a rishi. This video discusses the differences between these two words and the reasons why they cannot be regarded as synonymous. Watch more on Sanskrit Non-Translatables here: https://bit.ly/SanskritNonTranslatables To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/ To Subscribe to Rajiv Malhotra Official: राजीव मल्होत्रा ऑफिसियल की सदस्यता लेने के लिए:    / @rajivmalhotraofficial   Join Rajiv's discussion (राजीव की चर्चा से जुडें): https://groups.google.com/d/forum/inf... Listen to the Kurukshetra podcast! Available on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/kurukshetra Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Epfjld...