Smriti

[ smrit-ee ]

/ ˈsmrɪt i /

writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.

Origin of Smriti

From the Sanskrit word smṛti

Smriti moreover speaks of Vidûra and others who were born from Sûdra mothers as possessing eminent knowledge.

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya |Translator: George Thibaut
In the south of India the Smriti Chandrika is a work of importance.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 |Various
And thus Smriti says that 'Âditya, having assumed the shape of a man, came to Kuntî.'

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya |Translator: George Thibaut
The permanent identity of names and forms is declared in Sruti as well as Smriti; compare, for instance, Rik.

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya |Translator: George Thibaut

That this doctrine cannot be proved either by Smriti or by ratiocination will be shown later on.

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya |Translator: George Thibaut

smriti

/ (ˈsmrɪtɪ) /

a class of Hindu sacred literature derived from the Vedas, containing social, domestic, and religious teaching

from Sanskrit smrti what is remembered, from samarati he remembers