Su"tra (?), n.; pl. Sutras (#). [Skr. stra 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.
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).
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