Pancasmriti, Pañcasmṛti, Panca-smriti: 2 definitions

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Pancasmriti 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.

The Sanskrit term Pañcasmṛti can be transliterated into English as Pancasmrti or Pancasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchasmriti.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pañcasmṛti (पञ्चस्मृति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—five law-books. Oppert. Ii, 3456.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcasmṛti (पञ्चस्मृति):—[=pañca-smṛti] [from pañca] f. ‘5 law-books’, Name of [work]

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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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