a. (tī f.) [śrutau vihitaṃ aṇ] 1 Relating to the ear.

2 Relating to, founded on, or prescribed by, the Veda.

3 Sacrificial. taṃ 1 Any observance prescribed by the Vedas.

2 Ritual enjoined by the Vedas.

3 Preservation or maintenance of the sacred fire.

4 The three sacred fires collectively; (i. e. gārha- patya, āhavanīya and dakṣiṇa). Comp. karman n. a Vedic rite. sūtraṃ N. of a class of Sūtra works...