Vasishthasmriti, Vasiṣṭhasmṛti, Vasishtha-smriti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vasiṣṭhasmṛti can be transliterated into English as Vasisthasmrti or Vasishthasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaVasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति) is the name of a work quoted in the Bhojanakutūhala (bhakṣyābhakṣya-prakaraṇa), which discusses the topics related to the consumption of food such as timings, do’s and don’ts, stipulations and prohibitions as prescribed in Smṛti texts.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—in 21 adhyāya. [Mackenzie Collection] 21. Io. 913. 3247 -49. Paris. (Gr. 5). Khn. 80. B. 3, 118. 120. Bik. 491. Kāṭm. 2. NW. 114. Np. Iii, 22. Burnell. 127^a (in verse). Ba. 18. P. 11. Bhk. 20. Oppert. 319. 4646. 8233. Ii, 7736. Bühler 545. 557. Mentioned in Padmapurāṇa Oxf. 14^a, by Yājñavalkya, by Paiṭhīnasi Oxf. 266^a. See Vasiṣṭhasaṃhitā.
—[commentary] by Vedamiśra. Bik. 456. Ba. 18. P. 11. Vasiṣṭhasmṛtau Prāyaścittavidhi. [Mackenzie Collection] 27. Bṛhadvasiṣṭhasmṛti. Haug. 32. Quoted by Vijñāneśvara Oxf. 356^a. Laghuvasiṣṭhasmṛti. Haug. 32. Oppert. Ii, 2854. 7440. 9200.
—[commentary] Ii, 2855. Vṛddhavasiṣṭhasmṛti. Quoted by Mādhavācārya Oxf. 270^b, by Vijñāneśvara Oxf. 356^a, etc.
2) Vasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति):—in 9 or 10 adhyāya, on the daily duties and observances of Vaiṣṇavas. [Mackenzie Collection] 20. Io. 1749. Taylor. 1, 46. 186. 220. Bühler 547. 558.
3) Vasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 82. Hz. 334. Stein 101.
4) Vasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति):—Ulwar 1440. Bṛhadvasiṣṭhasmṛti in 10 adhyāyāḥ. Cs. 2, 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vasiṣṭhasmṛti (वसिष्ठस्मृति):—[=vasiṣṭha-smṛti] [from vasiṣṭha > vas] f.
2) Vāsiṣṭhasmṛti (वासिष्ठस्मृति):—[=vāsiṣṭha-smṛti] [from vāsiṣṭha] f. Name of [work]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVasiṣṭhasmṛti (ವಸಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಮೃತಿ):—[noun] name of a smřti, ascribed to ವಸಿಷ್ಠ, [vasishtha,] one of the seven renownedancient sages.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smriti, Vasishtha.
Full-text: Vashishthi, Laghuvasishtha, Prayashcittavidhi, Putrakasuta, Putrakaputra, Putrikasuta, Putrikaputra, Smriti, Vasishthasamhita.
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