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Kalpa is one of the six disciplines of Vedanga, treating ritual.Tradition does not single out any special work in this branch of the Vedanga; but sacrificial practice gave rise to a large number of systematic sutras for theseveral classes of priests. A number of these works have been passed down, and they occupy by far the most prominent place among the literary productions of the sutra-period. The Kalpa-sutras, or rules of ceremonial, are of two kinds: (1) the Srautasutras, which are based on the shruti, and teach the performance of the great sacrifices, requiring three or five sacrificial fires; and (2) the Smartasutras, or rules based on the smrti or tradition. The latter class again includes two kinds of treatises: (1) the Grhyasutras, or domestic rules, treating the rites of passage, such as marriage, birth, namegiving, etc., connected with simple offerings into the domestic fire; and (2) the Dharmasutras, which treat customs and social duties, and have formed the chief sources of the later law-books. Further, the Srauta-sutras of the Yajurveda have usually include a set of so-called Shulva-sutras, i.e. rules of the cord, which treat of the measurement by means of cords, and the construction, of different kinds of altars required for sacrifices. These treatises are of special interest as supplying important information regarding the earliest geometrical operations in India. Along with the Sutras may be classed a large number of supplementary treatises, usually called Parisi??a (????????), on various subjects connected with the sacred texts and Vedic religion generally.Contents [hide]1 Srauta Sutras2 Grhyasutras

3 Dharma Sutras4 Shulba Sutras5 Notes6 References7 See alsoSrauta Sutras[edit]

The Srautasutras (srautasutra) form a part of the corpus of Sanskrit Sutra literature. Their topics include instructions relating to the use of the shruti corpus in ritual ('kalpa') and the correct performance of rituals as such. Some early Shrautasutras were composed in the late Brahmana period (such as the Baudhyanana and Vadhula Sutras), but the bulk of the Shrautasutras are roughly contemporary to the Grhya corpus of domestic sutras, their language being late Vedic Sanskr

it, dating to the middle of the first millennium BCE (generally predating Panini).Veda Srautasûtra[1]R?gveda Asvalayana Srautasûtra (commentary by Gargya Narayana; ed. Bibliotheca Indica, Calcutta 1874)[2]Sa?khayana SrautasûtraSamaveda Latyayana SrautasûtraDrahyayana SrautasûtraJaiminiya SrautasûtraKr?sna Yajurveda Baudhayana SrautasûtraVadhula SrautasûtraManava SrautasûtraBharadvaja Srautasûtra

Apastamba SrautasûtraHira?yakesi SrautasûtraVaraha SrautasûtraVaikhanasa SrautasûtraSukla Yajurveda Katyayana SrautasûtraAtharvaveda Vaitana SrautasûtraGrhyasutras[edit]

The Grhyasutras "domestic sutras" are a category of Sanskrit texts prescribing Vedic ritual, mainly relating to rites of passage. Their language is late Vedic S

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anskrit, and they date to around roughly 500 BCE, contemporary with the Shrautasutras. They are named after Vedic shakhas.Veda Gr?hyasûtra[1]R?gveda Âsvalâyana-Grhyasûtra (commentary by Gargya Narayana; ed. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1869)[2]Kausîtaki-Grhyasûtra (Ba?kala sakha)Sa?khayana-Gr?hyasutra [1]Sâmaveda Gobhila-GrhyasûtraKhâdira-Grhyasûtra (Drâhyâyana-Grhyasûtra)Jaiminiya-GrhyasûtraKauthuma-GrhyasûtraKr?sna Yajurveda Baudhâyana-GrhyasûtraHira?yakesi-Grhyasutra (Satyâsâdha-Grhyasûtra) [2]Mânava-GrhyasûtraBhâradvâja-GrhyasûtraÂpastamba-GrhyasûtraÂgnivesya-GrhyasûtraVaikhânasa-GrhyasûtraKâthaka-Grhyasûtra (Laugâksi-Grhyasûtra)Vârâha-GrhyasûtraVâdhûla-GrhyasûtraKapisthala-Katha Grhyasûtra (unpublished)Sukla YajurvedaPâraskara-Grhyasûtra

Katyayana-GrhyasûtraAtharvaveda Kausika GrhyasûtraDharma Sutras[edit]

The Dharmasutras are texts dealing with custom, rituals, and law. They include the four surviving written works of the ancient Indian tradition on the subject of dharma, or the rules of behavior recognized by a community. Unlike the later Dharmashastra, the dharmasutras are composed in prose. The oldest Dharmasutra isgenerally believed to have been that of Apastamba, followed by the dharmasutrasof Gautama, Baudhayana, and an early version of Vasishtha. It is difficult to determine exact dates for these texts, but the dates between 500300 BCE have been suggested for the oldest Dharmasutras. Later Dharmasutras include those of Kasyapa,