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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

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Example Sentences

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Smriti smriti

Smriti Mandhana hit 68 and Deepti Sharma took 5-10 as India opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in Group One.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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

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

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

On the passing away of the works, with a remainder, according to Scripture and Smriti; as it went and not so.

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

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

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

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