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Sutra
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) A collection of such aphorisms.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sutra'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sutra.html. 1828.