Srauta Sutras are based on older
Vedic Literature. The Srauta sutras along with
Grihya sutras and the
Dharma sutras make up the
Kalpa sutras. They form a part of Sanskrit Sutra literature. It consists of instructions relating to use of the Shruti corpus in ritual and the manner of performance of rituals. Some of the early Srauta sutras were composed in the late Brahmana period like Baudhyanana and Vadhula Sutras. However most of them are contemporaries to Grihya corpus of domestic Sutras. The language used is the late Vedic Sanskrit dating back to the mid first millennium before the age of
Panini.
In brief the Sutras lay down the essence of the Vedic texts like that of the Samhitas and Brahmanas. The Baudhayana Srauta Sutra is a late Vedic text that deals with the solemn rituals of the Taittiriya School of the black Yajurveda which was composed during the late Brahmana period in eastern
Uttar Pradesh.
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