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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 Mandhana and captain Meg Lanning put on 33 for the opening wicket, before the former was trapped lbw by Kapp for 17.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Lauren Bell gave England the perfect start with two wickets in the first over, including star batter Smriti Mandhana from the first ball of the innings before Shafali Verma fell for two.

From BBC ● May 28, 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

Indian players like Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have become household names in the world's most populous nation since the Women's Premier League T20 tournament began in 2023.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

For Smriti, i.e. the text quoted above, 'I see no expiatory performance by which he, a slayer of Brahman as he is, could become pure again,' declares that expiations are powerless to restore purity.

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

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 Thibaut, George

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 Thibaut, George

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 Menzies, Allan