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  Shrautasutra (Sanskrit: श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: শ্রৌতসূত্র ) texts are a special class of Vedic literature which give us information of Vedic sacrifices known as Yajna . Sharautasutra belong to the Vedanga section of Vedic literature and are based on the Shruti tradition . Vedanga are auxiliary texts which help explain the meaning of the Vedas. There are 6 Vedangas, of which the second is Kalpa , of which one type of Sutra are the Shrauta Sutras. Shrautasutra texts are a functional manual for priests and provide the methodology of various Yajna rites. Important Shrautasutra works are as follows. Apastamba Shrautasutra (Sanskrit: आपस्तम्ब श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: আপস্তম্ব শ্রৌতসূত্র ) Ashvalayana Shratasutra (Sanskrit: आश्वलायन श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: আশ্বলায়ন শ্রৌতসূত্র) Baudhayana Shrautasutra (Sanskrit: बौधायन श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: বৌধায়ন শ্রৌতসূত্র) Bharadvaja Shrautasutra (Sanskrit: भारद्वाज श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: ভারদ্বাজ শ্রৌতসূত্র) Katyayana Shrautasutra (Sanskrit...