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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•tra (so̅o̅′trə),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religions[Hinduism.]a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
Pali, sut•ta (sŏŏt′ə).USA pronunciation [Buddhism.]any of the sermons of Buddha.- Linguisticsone of the approximately 4000 rules or aphorisms that constitute Panini's grammar of Sanskrit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sutra /ˈsuːtrə/ n - Sanskrit sayings or collections of sayings on Vedic doctrine dating from about 200 ad onwards
- (modifier) of or relating to the last of the Vedic literary periods, from about 500 to 100 bc: the sutra period
- of or relating to the sutras or compilations of sutras of about 200 ad onwards
- collections of dialogues and discourses of classic Mahayana Buddhism dating from the 2nd to the 6th centuries a.d
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sanskrit: list of rules |