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गृह्यसूत्र

गृहस्थ-संबन्धी संस्कारों का प्रतिपादन करने वाले सूत्र ग्रंथ, ये अनेक है यजुर्वेदियों का पारस्कर गृह्यसूत्र प्रसिद्ध है

manuals giving the rules for the numerous ceremonies applicable to the domestics life of a man and his family from birth to grave, for the performance of the grhya rituals only the domestic fire was required as contrasted with the three sacrificial fires of the srautasutras

Monier–Williams

गृह्यसूत्र — {sūtra} n. a ritual work containing directions for domestic rites and ceremonies (as &c##RTL. p. 281)