Mahasmriti, Mahāsmṛti, Maha-smriti: 5 definitions
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Mahasmriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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The Sanskrit term Mahāsmṛti can be transliterated into English as Mahasmrti or Mahasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāsmṛti (महास्मृति):—[(ma + smṛ)] f. die grosse profane Ueberlieferung [Mahābhārata 12, 7359.] Beiw. der Durgā [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 81, 58.] Davon adj. maya (f. ā) jene Ueberlieferung in sich enthaltend: mahāvyāhṛtayaḥ [Harivaṃśa 12434.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāsmṛti (महास्मृति):—f. die grosse profane Ueberlieferung. Auch als Beiw. der Durgā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Smriti, Maha.
Starts with: Mahasmritimaya.
Ends with: Pitamahasmriti.
Full-text: Mahasmritimaya, Mahasmrityupasthana, Mahadeva, Mahamoha.
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