Sutras

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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]