Shrauta Sutra, Śrauta Sūtra: 2 definitions
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Source: Hathi Trust: HinduismThe Śrauta Sūtra of Āśvalāyana: An aphoristic manual for Vedic sacrificial rites, according to the Āśvalāyana recension of the Ṛgveda
Source: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts: HinduismThe Śrauta Sūtras form a very important unit of the Sūtras literature which lays down in brief the quintessence of the Vedic texts, i.e. the Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas strengthening further the sacrificial tradition in India.
The Lāṭyāyana-Śrauta-Sūtra is dealing with the duties of the chanting priests, viz. the Udgātṛ, Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ and Subrahmaṇya in the Śrauta ritual with special reference to the Soma sacrifice, belonging to the Kauthuma recension, of the Sāmaveda. Along with the duties of the chanters (Udgātṛ) in ekāha (one day), ahzna (multiday) and sattra (session), Soma sacrifices concerns with the role of the brāhmaṇa priest in Soma and various other sacrifices.
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Partial matches: Shrauta, Sutra.
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