Sutra

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sutra \Su"tra\, n.; pl. {Sutras}. [Skr. s?tra a thread, a string
     of rules; an aphorism; fr. siv to sew.]
     1.
        (a) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
        (b) A collection of such aphorisms.
            [1913 Webster]


  
     2. 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. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sutra
       n : a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of
           aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "sutra":
     adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, catchword,
     collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich,
     epigram, expression, gnome, golden saying, maxim, moral, mot,
     motto, oracle, phrase, pithy saying, precept, prescript, proverb,
     proverbial saying, proverbs, saw, saying, sentence,
     sententious expression, sloka, stock saying, teaching, text, verse,
     wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, witticism, word,
     words of wisdom