Found 3 items, similar to sutra.
Indonesian → English (Kamus Landak)
Definition: sutra
silk
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sutra
sutra
n : a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of
aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sutra
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]