Āpastambasūtra
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Structure
Divided into 30 Praśna-s (Books)
Table of contents
Apastamba Srauta Sutra (Praśna-s 1–24): Instructions for Vedic sacrifices.
Paribhāṣā, Pravara, and Hautraka (Praśna 25): General rules, ancestral lineage details and prayers.
Āpastamba Gṛhya Sūtra (Praśna-s 26–27): Focus on domestic rituals and rites of passage.
Āpastamba Dharma Sūtra (Praśna-s 28–29): Outlines law, ethics and the duties of different social classes.
Āpastamba Śulba Sūtra (Praśna 30): Mathematical and geometric principles required to construct sacrificial altars.
Name in local script
आपस्तम्बसूत्र
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