Shrauta Sutras
E470304
The Shrauta Sutras are a corpus of ancient Vedic ritual manuals that systematically prescribe the performance of elaborate public sacrifices and ceremonies in the śrauta tradition.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Srautasutras | 1 |
| Vedic sacrifice | 1 |
| Śrauta tradition | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Sutra literature ⓘ Vedic text corpus ⓘ ritual manual ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atharvaveda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ śrauta tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
Agnicayana ritual
ⓘ
Agnihotra ritual ⓘ Ashvamedha sacrifice ⓘ Gavāmayana sacrifice ⓘ Rajasuya sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma sacrifice ⓘ Vajapeya sacrifice ⓘ Vedic public sacrifices ⓘ royal consecration rituals ⓘ solemn fire rituals ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | domestic ritual texts ⓘ |
| focus | public and large-scale sacrifices ⓘ |
| function |
codification of Vedic sacrificial practice
ⓘ
prescription of ritual procedure ⓘ |
| genre | Kalpa literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baudhāyana Shrauta Sutra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharadvāja Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Drāhyāyana Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaiminīya Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kātyāyana Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lāṭyāyana Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mānava Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyāshāḍha Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikhānasa Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vādhūla Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vārāha Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Āpastamba Shrauta Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ritual theory ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| method | sutra-style aphoristic prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalpa Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dharma Sutras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gṛhya Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Śulba Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Vedic studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
circa 8th–4th century BCE (approximate scholarly range)
ⓘ
late Vedic period ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vedic sacrifice
this entity surface form:
Srautasutras
this entity surface form:
Śrauta tradition