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==== '''गृह्यसूत्राणि ||''' '''Grhya Sutras''' ====
==== '''गृह्यसूत्राणि ||''' '''Grhya Sutras''' ====
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extensively discuss the यज्ञ || yagas to be performed by the ब्राह्मण || brahmana, क्षत्रिय || kshatriya and वैश्य || vaishya people. Most importantly the षोडस संस्कार || Shodasa samskaras (from गर्भदानं || Garbhaadhanam to अन्त्येष्टि || Antyeshti) that are performed for a person from birth till death are expounded vividly in these sutras. Thus, how a ग्र्हस्थ || grhasta should lead his life and the procedure in which he has to conduct different धार्मिक || dharmic activities are completely described here. The seven kinds of गृह्य यज्ञ || Grhya yagnas to be performed are:
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गृह्यसूत्राणि || Grhya Sutras extensively discuss the यज्ञाः || yajnas to be performed by the ब्राह्मणाः || brahmana, क्षत्रियाः || kshatriya and वैश्याः || vaishya people. Most importantly, the षोडशसंस्काराः || Shodasa samskaras (from गर्भाधानम् || Garbhadhana to अन्त्येष्टिः || Antyeshti) that are performed for a person from birth till death are expounded vividly in these sutras. Thus, how a ग्र्हस्थः || grhasta should lead his life and the procedure in which he has to conduct different dharmic activities are completely described here. The seven kinds of गृह्ययज्ञाः || Grhya yajnas to be performed are:
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# पितृ यज्ञ || Pitru Yagnam
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# पितृयज्ञः || Pitru Yajna
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# पार्वण यज्ञ || Paarvana Yagnam
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# पार्वणयज्ञः || Parvana Yajna
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# अष्टक यज्ञ || Astakaa Yagnam
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# अष्टकयज्ञः || Ashtaka Yajna
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# श्रावणी यज्ञ || Shraavani yagnam
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# श्रावणीयज्ञः || Shravani yajna
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# आष्वेयुजी यज्ञ || Aashweyujee yagnam
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# आष्वेयुजीयज्ञः || Ashveyujee yajna
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# आग्रहायणी यज्ञ || aagrahaayanee Yagnam
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# आग्रहायणीयज्ञः || Agrahayanee Yajna
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# चैत्रॆय यज्ञ || Chaitreeya Yagnam
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# चैत्रॆययज्ञः || Chaitreya Yajna
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Apart from these seven, there are [[Panchamahayagna (पञ्चमहायज्ञ)|पञ्चयज्ञ || Panchayagnas]] (five Yagnas) namely
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Apart from these seven, there are [[Panchamahayagna (पञ्चमहायज्ञ)|पञ्चयज्ञाः || Panchayajnas]] (five Yajnas) namely
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# देव || Deva,
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# देवयज्ञः || Deva,
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# भूत || Bhuta,
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# भूतयज्ञः || Bhuta,
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# पितृ || Pitru,
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# पितृयज्ञः || Pitru,
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# ब्रह्म || Brahma
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# ब्रह्मयज्ञः || Brahma
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# मनुष्य यज्ञ || Manushya yagnas.
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# मनुष्ययज्ञः || Manushya yajnas.
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Available important Grhya sutras include अश्वलयन || Ashvalayana , शाखयन || Shaakhayana , मानव || Maanava , बौधायन || Boudhayana, आपस्तम्भ || Aapasthamba गृह्य सूत्र || Grhya sutras.
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Available important Grhya sutras include आश्वलायनः || Ashvalayana , शाङ्खायनः || Shankhayana , मानवः || Manava , बौधायनः || Baudhayana, आपस्तम्बः || Aapastamba Grhya sutras.
==== '''सुल्ब सूत्र ||''' '''Sulba Sutras''' ====
==== '''सुल्ब सूत्र ||''' '''Sulba Sutras''' ====