ශාසනය, n. (ශාස් to instruct, order, govern), command, edict, ආඥාව, රාජාඥාව; royal grant or charter; බලපත්රය, සන්නස; governing, government, ආණ්ඩුව; religious instruction on government, culttis, religion, religious dispensation, ආගම, as බුද්ධශාසනය, B. religion or system.