Category:Sutra

Su"tra, n.; pl. Sutras. Etym: [skr. s a thread, a string of rules; an Aphorism; fr. siv to sew.]

1. (a) a precept; an aphorism; a brief rule. (b) a collection of such aphorisms.

2. pl.

Defn: a body of hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, Meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later sanscrit literature. Balfour (cyc. of india).