A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1793

c5.1793

SŪTRA. ‘A thread or string.’ A rule or aphorism. A verse expressed in brief and technical language,—a very favourite form among the Hindus of embodying and transmitting rules. There are Sūtras upon almost every subject, but “the Sūtras” generally signify those which are connected with the Vedas, viz.,