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==History==
==History==
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{| class="wikitable floatright" align=center style = " background: transparent; " |+ Sutra known from Vedic era<ref>Max Muller, [https://archive.org/stream/historyofancient00mluoft#page/198/mode/2up History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature], Oxford University Press, page 199</ref>
|-style="text-align: center;" | width=80px style="background: #ffad66;" | Veda
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| width= 300px | Sutras
| width= 300px | Sutras
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|-style="text-align: left;" | width=80px | [[Rigveda]]
| width= 300px | Asvalayana Sutra (§), Sankhayana Sutra (§), Saunaka Sutra (¶)
| width= 300px | Asvalayana Sutra (§), Sankhayana Sutra (§), Saunaka Sutra (¶)
|-style="text-align: left;"
|-style="text-align: left;" | width=80px | [[Samaveda]]
| width= 300px | Latyayana Sutra (§), Drahyayana Sutra (§), Nidana Sutra (§), Pushpa Sutra (§), Anustotra Sutra (§)<ref>Max Muller, [https://archive.org/stream/historyofancient00mluoft#page/210/mode/2up History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature], Oxford University Press, page 210</ref>
| width= 300px | Latyayana Sutra (§), Drahyayana Sutra (§), Nidana Sutra (§), Pushpa Sutra (§), Anustotra Sutra (§)<ref>Max Muller, [https://archive.org/stream/historyofancient00mluoft#page/210/mode/2up History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature], Oxford University Press, page 210</ref>
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|-style="text-align: left;" | width=80px | [[Yajurveda]]
| width= 320px | Manava Sutra (§), Bharadvaja Sutra (¶), Vadhuna Sutra (¶), Vaikhanasa Sutra (¶), Laugakshi Sutra (¶), Maitra Sutra (¶), Katha Sutra (¶), Varaha Sutra (¶)
| width= 320px | Manava Sutra (§), Bharadvaja Sutra (¶), Vadhuna Sutra (¶), Vaikhanasa Sutra (¶), Laugakshi Sutra (¶), Maitra Sutra (¶), Katha Sutra (¶), Varaha Sutra (¶)
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|-style="text-align: left;" | width=80px | [[Atharvaveda]]
| width= 320px | Kusika Sutra (§)
| width= 320px | Kusika Sutra (§)
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|-style="text-align: center;" |colspan="2" |¶: only quotes survive; §: text survives
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Sutras first appear in the [[Brahmana]] and [[Aranyaka]] layer of Vedic literature.<ref name=winternitz252>M Winternitz (2010 Reprint), A History of Indian Literature, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120802643, pages 251-253</ref> They grow in the Vedangas, such as the Shrauta Sutras and Kalpa Sutras.<ref name=monierwilliamssutra/> These were designed so that they can be easily communicated from a teacher to student, memorized by the recipient for discussion or self-study or as reference.<ref name=winternitz249/>
Sutras first appear in the [[Brahmana]] and [[Aranyaka]] layer of Vedic literature.<ref name=winternitz252>M Winternitz (2010 Reprint), A History of Indian Literature, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120802643, pages 251-253</ref> They grow in the Vedangas, such as the Shrauta Sutras and Kalpa Sutras.<ref name=monierwilliamssutra/> These were designed so that they can be easily communicated from a teacher to student, memorized by the recipient for discussion or self-study or as reference.<ref name=winternitz249/>