Sutra literally mean rope or thread that holds thing together .In Hinduism the sutras forms a school of Vedic study related to and somewhat later than the Upanishads. Sutras were teaching in brief. Sutras teach how to maintain a blissful, dharmic life, in a cosmic spin of karma, reincarnation and desire The Grhya Sutras deal with the domestic lives of the people. Reference is made to the duties of the people from their birth to their death. People are required to perform many Samskara (rituals) right from the arrangement of child`s birth (marriage of parents). They are a category of Sanskrit texts in the tradition of the Brahmanas, commenting on Vedic ritual. Their language is late Vedic Sanskrit, and they date to around roughly 500 BC, contemporary with the Shrautasutras. They are named after Vedic shakhas.

The Grhya Sutras are as follows Asvalayana-Grhyasutra ,Hiranyakesi-Grhya-Sutra (Satyasadha-Grhyasutra) ,Sankhayana-Grhyasutra ,Kausitaki-Grhyasutra ,Gobhila-Grhya-Sutra,Jaimini-Grhyasutra Khadira-Grhyasutra (Drahyayana-Grhyasutra) Kauthuma-Grhyasutra Agnivesya-Grhyasutra ,Apastamba-Grhyasutra ,Baudhayana-Grhyasutra Baradvaja-Grhyasutra ,Kathaka-Grhyasutra (Laugaksi-Grhyasutra) Manava-Grhyasutra ,Vaikhanasa-Grhyasutra ,Varaha-Grhyasutra ,Vadhula-Grhyasutra ,Paraskara-Grhyasutra ,Kausika Grhyasutra ,Katyayana Grhyasutra (different from Paraskara-Grhyasutra) ,Kapisthala-Katha Grhyasutra (unpublished) .