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noun

Sutra n. (pl. sutras)

(a)

A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.

(b)

A collection of such aphorisms.

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.

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Etymology of 'Sutra'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sutra" Quotes from Famous Books

... dead. This you must wear, in its covering, next to your body,—under the girdle.... Besides, I shall presently perform in the temple, a segaki-service(3) for the repose of the troubled spirit.... And here is a holy sutra, called Ubo-Darani- Kyo, or "Treasure-Raining Sutra"(4) you must be careful to recite it every night in your house—without fail.... Furthermore I shall give you this package of o-fuda(5);—you must paste one of them over every opening of your house,—no matter how small. If you do this, the power ...

— In Ghostly Japan • Lafcadio Hearn

... VRITTI NIRODHA"-YOGA SUTRA I:2. Patanjali's date is unknown, though a number of scholars place him in the second century B.C. The rishis gave forth treatises on all subjects with such insight that ages have been powerless to outmode them; yet, to the subsequent consternation of historians, ...

— Autobiography of a YOGI • Paramhansa Yogananda