| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutra | सूत्र | sūtra | The Sutras are terse and laconic style literature. Many of them are like an aphorism or short... | Read More | ||
| Sutra (Sacred thread) | सूत्र | sūtra | The sutra is the name for the sacred thread, also called yagyopavit, which is worn on the... | Read More | ||
| Sutrarishis | सूत्रऋषि | sūtraṛṣi | The Sutras are short verses in least possible number of letters expressing the exact core... | The sutra rishis are only the composers of the particular school of thought which was... | Read More | |
| Bhakti Sutra | भक्ति सूत्र | bhakti sūtra | A work on Bhakti Yoga authored by the sage Narada. Another text by the same title is... | Read More | ||
| Brahmasutra | ब्रह्म सूत्र | brahmasūtra | The fundamental treatise on Vedanta philosophy by Badarayana ( Vyasa ) in the form of... | The primary object of Upanishad is knowledge of Brahman. The relation between atman and... | Read More | |
| Dharmasutra | धर्मसूत्र | dharmasūtra | Dharma Sutra is the temporal duty and this form the fourth part of Kalpasutra. Dharma Sutras are... | Dharma has its root in Veda. | The idea behind Purana dn Itihasa is to spread Dharma among general population, so they are also... | Read More |
| Grhyasutra | Grhya sutra gives the direction for all sort of usages, ceremonies, rites, customs, and... | Read More | ||||
| Kalpa sutra | कल्पसूत्र | kalpa Sūtra | Kalpa sutras are texts dealing with Kalpa, a discipline under Vedanga. Each sakha of the four... | A number of sages have contributed to Kalpa sastra. The six sages have composed Kalpa sutras for... | Read More | |
| Kamasutra | कामसूत्र | kāmasūtra | Kamasutra is an ancient text on a amorous happy life. Sage Vatsyayana is its author. The... | Read More | ||
| Sauta Sutra | श्रौतसूत्र | śrauta sūtra | Sauta Sutra is a smriti literature and which describes customary duties to be followed while doing... | Read More | ||
| Sautasutra | The Sauta sutra contain direction for performing yajna. Some of the Vedic yajna are: agnihotra, ... | Read More |