Smriti

[ smrit-ee ]

nounHinduism.
  1. writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.

Origin of Smriti

1
From the Sanskrit word smṛti

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smriti

/ (ˈsmrɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. a class of Hindu sacred literature derived from the Vedas, containing social, domestic, and religious teaching

Origin of smriti

1
from Sanskrit smrti what is remembered, from samarati he remembers

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