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SUTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sutra mean? 

SUTRA (noun)
  The noun SUTRA has 1 sense:

1. a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorizationplay

  Familiarity information: SUTRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUTRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sutra" is a kind of...):

Sanskrit literature (Hindu literature written in Sanskrit)


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