Smritimat, Smṛtimat: 6 definitions
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Smritimat means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit term Smṛtimat can be transliterated into English as Smrtimat or Smritimat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Smṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्) refers to “remembering”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Sages address you as the destroyer of darkness, the bestower of delight, yielding the immortal nectar to all those who remember (smṛtimat) you. They address you as the ever-risen one with no possibility of rising and setting, as the underlying digit of the moon never suspected to have a stain”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSmṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्) refers to “one who is mindful”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “All beings fear suffering and are attached to happiness. Enmity is cause and condition for suffering, and maitrī is cause and condition for happiness. Beings who hear it said that this concentration of loving-kindness can chase away suffering and bring happiness become mindful (smṛtimat), brave (ātāpin) and full of energy (vīryavat) to practice this meditative stabilization, and this is why they are ‘without enmity, without hostility, without rivalry and without malice’.”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySmṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्).—a.
1) Having full consciousness.
2) Remembering a former life.
3) Prudent, discreet.
4) Versed in law.
5) Anything which causes recollection.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySmṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्).—mfn. (-mān-matī-mat) Remembering, recollecting, having a good memory. E. smṛti memory, matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Smṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्):—[=smṛti-mat] [from smṛti > smṛ] mfn. having recollection or full consciousness, [Mahābhārata; Śakuntalā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] having a good m°, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] remembering a former life, [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] prudent, discreet, [Caraka; Jātakamālā]
5) [v.s. ...] versed in tradition or law, [Yājñavalkya]
6) [v.s. ...] anything which causes recollection, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySmṛtimat (स्मृतिमत्):—[(mān-matī-mat) a.] Remembering.
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Mahāyāna auxiliaries (D): The five faculties < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mahāyāna]
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