- (n.) A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit literature.
- (n.) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
- (n.) A collection of such aphorisms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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