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su⋅tra

  [soo-truh]
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–noun
1. Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
2. Pali, sut⋅ta  [soot-uh] . Buddhism. any of the sermons of Buddha.
3. one of the approximately 4000 rules or aphorisms that constitute Panini's grammar of Sanskrit.
Origin:
1795–1805; < Skt sūtra
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su·tra   (sōō'trə)   
n.  

  1. Hinduism Any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 B.C. and later incorporated into Hindu literature.

  2. also sut·ta (sŏŏt'ə) Buddhism A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha.


[Sanskrit sūtram, thread, sutra; see syū- in Indo-European roots.]
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Sutra 
"series of aphorisms," 1801, from Skt. sutram "rule," lit. "string, thread" (as a measure of straightness), from sivyati "sew;" cognate with L. suere "to sew" (see sew). Applied to rules of grammar, law, philosophy, etc., along with their commentaries.
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