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सूत्र

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra). Doublet of सूत (sūt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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सूत्र (sūtram

  1. thread, yarn, string
  2. a source, reference; text
  3. (Hinduism) sutra: a rule
  4. (mathematics) formula
    प्रारंभिक सूत्रprārambhik sūtrabasic formulae
  5. (chemistry) formula
    Synonym: रसायनिक सूत्र (rasāynik sūtra)

Declension

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Declension of सूत्र (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct सूत्र
sūtra
सूत्र
sūtra
oblique सूत्र
sūtra
सूत्रों
sūtrõ
vocative सूत्र
sūtra
सूत्रो
sūtro

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *s(y)úHtram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *s(y)úHtram, from Proto-Indo-European *syúHtrom, from *syewH- (to sew). Synchronically derivable from the root सिव् (siv, to sew), and connected with सूचि (sūci) and सूना (sūnā).

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Noun

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सूत्र॑ (sū́tra) stemn

  1. thread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire
  2. a measuring line
    सूत्रपात (sū́tra-pāta)applying the measuring line
  3. the sacred thread or cord worn by the first three classes (compare यज्ञोपवीत (yajño-pavīta))
  4. a girdle
  5. a fibre
  6. a line, stroke
  7. a sketch, plan
  8. that which like a thread runs through or holds together everything, rule, direction
  9. a short sentence or aphoristic rule, and any work or manual consisting of strings of such rules; hanging together like threads; or, alternatively, written on palm leaves which are strung together sutra
  10. a kind of tree

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of सूत्र॑
singular dual plural
nominative सूत्र॑म् (sū́tram) सूत्रे॑ (sū́tre) सूत्रा॑णि (sū́trāṇi)
सूत्रा॑¹ (sū́trā¹)
accusative सूत्र॑म् (sū́tram) सूत्रे॑ (sū́tre) सूत्रा॑णि (sū́trāṇi)
सूत्रा॑¹ (sū́trā¹)
instrumental सूत्रे॑ण (sū́treṇa) सूत्रा॑भ्याम् (sū́trābhyām) सूत्रैः॑ (sū́traiḥ)
सूत्रे॑भिः¹ (sū́trebhiḥ¹)
dative सूत्रा॑य (sū́trāya) सूत्रा॑भ्याम् (sū́trābhyām) सूत्रे॑भ्यः (sū́trebhyaḥ)
ablative सूत्रा॑त् (sū́trāt) सूत्रा॑भ्याम् (sū́trābhyām) सूत्रे॑भ्यः (sū́trebhyaḥ)
genitive सूत्र॑स्य (sū́trasya) सूत्र॑योः (sū́trayoḥ) सूत्रा॑णाम् (sū́trāṇām)
locative सूत्रे॑ (sū́tre) सूत्र॑योः (sū́trayoḥ) सूत्रे॑षु (sū́treṣu)
vocative सूत्र॑ (sū́tra) सूत्रे॑ (sū́tre) सूत्रा॑णि (sū́trāṇi)
सूत्रा॑¹ (sū́trā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899), “सूत्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1241, column 3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 739
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sū́tra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 781
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “sūtra”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.