sOtra mf( I )n. ( fr. sUtra ) consisting or made of threads, Gaut.
sOtra a. ( trI f. ) [ sUtra-aR ] 1 Belonging to or having a thread or string. 2 Belonging to, mentioned, occurring or declared in, a Sūtra q. v. — traH 1 A Brāhmaṇa. 2 An artificial root occurring in grammatical Sūtras which can not be conjugated like a regular verb, but is used only to form derivative words.