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Kalpa · c. 800–200 BCE · Vedic Sanskrit
Traditional: Śrauta and Gṛhya sūtrakāras (Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, etc.)
Scholarly note: Four classes: śrauta, gṛhya, dharma, śulba per tradition.
Codify exact steps of fire rituals, life-cycle rites, and altar geometry.
Extent · Many sūtra corpora per śākhā
Sūtra aphorisms with medieval kārikās and bhāṣyas.