Talk:Sutra

message: What is the relationship between the Kama Sutra and the Hindu canon? It is listed in the "other sutras" section, not the Hindu section. Thanks. ntennis 02:36, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kama Sutra 

message: Dr. Yutang Lin says that a text written by him and not given by Buddha, cannot be called a "Sutra"; it is called a "Sastra". In Buddhism, Buddhists are allowed to offer their theses as long as they are consistent with the Sutras, and those are called "Sastras."The Unification of Wisdom and Compassion Dr. Yutang Lin
Is there some other proof for that? Or is this enough? I would like to insert the information.
:Austerlitz -- 88.75.69.213 (talk) 09:43, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sutra and Sastra 

message: The French 'suture' is also related, and is the name (used even in English) of the stitches used to sew a wound together.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.248.178 (talk) 03:11, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suture is used in English for a surgical stitch 

message: Welcome to wikipedia. Please do not edit war, and read the content policies and guidelines. Please review WP:RS, and discuss your proposed changes on this talk page. Wikipedia articles are not acceptable sources for other wikipedia articles, and you must not delete sources. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 02:49, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia policies and @Nakashchit edits 

message: In every language with well developed intellectual enquiry, certain words are borrowed from the ordinary everyday language and given a specialised technical meaning or "jargon" meaning.  This article starts by discussing sutras in the ordinary meaning of the word, going back to Vedic times.  Then there is a paragraph that includes this passage: "...a Shloka is a verse that conveys the complete message and is designed to certain rules of musical metre".  This involves an abrupt, jarring change from the ordinary, everyday language into technical terminology.  The technical literature did not exist in the Vedic time, so to throw in technical terminology in the context of a discussion from Vedic times is anachronistic.  In any case, a technical use of a word should always be identified as such.   As far as I know, the word "shloka" first appears referring to a particular metre in classical Sanskrit (the Bhagavadgita is written in shlokas); and then later comes to be used more loosely for any verse (the meaning in modern Indian languages), and later, according to the dictionaries, any aphorism or pithy saying.  This is Sanskrit.  It is easy to see how the jargon meaning cited in the article - which is a very precise definition - grew out of this last meeting, but if it is to be cited it should be identified as a technical term of a particular branch of learning in ancient India.   In general, if a meaning is not found in standard dictionaries it is is not normal Sanskrit, just as would be the case with English.   If I were to tell you that "secular" means over a long period of time, you would be quite right to say that it certainly does not in ordinary English.  So if I use it in this meaning in a Wikepedia article, I would have to point out that this is a specialised meaning used by historians and social scientists.  I suggest that whoever originated the paragraph either put it into its technical context, or simply delete it.   Nakashchit (talk) 14:03, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: @Nakashchit: There is nothing abrupt about it, given the context that precedes it. Instead of sharing your "as far as I know", it would be more productive if you identify a reliable source and discuss its views on a certain page number. Please review WP:FORUM. I have added a link to Shloka. It stays. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:13, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusion of technicalities and ordinary Sanskrit words 

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