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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 memorization
Familiarity information: SUTRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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