Susmita, Su-smita: 8 definitions
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Susmita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSusmita (सुस्मित) refers to “smilingly”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva”).—Accordingly, after Indra spoke to Kāma: “On hearing these words of Indra the fish-bannered god Kāma spoke smilingly [i.e., susmita-pūrvaka] in words indicating love and gravity”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismSusmita (सुस्मित) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Susmita).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysusmita (सुस्मित).—a S That is smiling pleasantly, subridens.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySusmita (सुस्मित).—a. pleasantly smiling.
-tā a woman with a pleased or smiling countenance.
Susmita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and smita (स्मित).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySusmita (सुस्मित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Smiling. f.
(-tā) A woman with a pleasing or smiling countenance. E. su well, pleasant, and smita smiling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySusmita (सुस्मित):—[=su-smita] [from su > su-saṃyata] mf(ā)n. smiling sweetly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySusmita (सुस्मित):—[su-smita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Smiling. 1. f. A woman with a pleasing or smiling countenance.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smita, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Shushmitama.
Full-text: Cucimitam.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.54 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Gaja-piṭha or Gaja-pṛṣṭha (elephant-platform) < [Chapter 4]
Gaja-Lakṣmī motif < [Chapter 4]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.91 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)