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  Smriti

  noun

  writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
• smriti
  smriti

  noun

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

Smriti

American  

[smrit-ee] / ˈsmrɪt i /

noun

Hinduism.

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

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smriti British  

/ ˈsmrɪtɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Smriti

From the Sanskrit word smṛti

Example Sentences

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Smriti smriti

Smriti Irani, a BJP leader campaigning in Bengal, called the claim "a lie", insisting that "Bengal and fish and rice are a part of its culture which will never end".

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Bengaluru got off to a frenetic start with Smriti Mandhana and Grace Harris matching each other stroke for stroke.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Opener Smriti Mandhana is in top form and leads the tournament batting with 365 runs including one ton in seven matches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

But England were on the brink of defeat, India needing 55 from 52 balls with Smriti Mandhana batting beautifully on 88.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

In agreement herewith Smriti says, 'Because one and the same thing causes pain and pleasure and envy and wrath, the nature of a thing cannot lie in itself.

From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by George Thibaut

From sruti as well as smriti we are acquainted with the way of him who has heard the Upanishads or the secret knowledge, i.e. who knows Brahman.

From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by George Thibaut

And in smriti we read, 'He is the first embodied one, he is called the Person; as the primal creator of the beings Brahman was evolved in the beginning.'

From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by George Thibaut

The counterpart of S'ruti is "smriti," i.e. recollection, tradition.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Allan Menzies