smriti

noun

smri·​ti

variants or less commonly smrti

ˈsmritē

plural -s

often capitalized

: the body of Hindu sacred writings containing traditional teachings (as on religious, domestic, and social practice) based on the Vedas and forming the class of shastras below the sruti

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit smṛti, literally, what is remembered, from smarati he remembers

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