Sasmita: 10 definitions
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Sasmita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sasmit.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSasmita (सस्मित).—A sage of the Auttama epoch.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 9. 14.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysasmita (सस्मित).—a S Having a smile, smiling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsasmita (सस्मित).—a Smiling.
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 dictionarySasmita (सस्मित).—a. Smiling, attended with a smile.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySasmita (सस्मित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Smiling, laughing. E. sa for saha with, smita a smile.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySasmita (सस्मित).—[adjective] smiling, [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySasmita (सस्मित):—[=sa-smita] [from sa > sa-saṃrambha] mf(ā)n. accompanied with smiles, smiling, laughing (am ind.), [Ratnāvalī; Śiśupāla-vadha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySasmita (सस्मित):—[sa-smita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Smiling.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySasmita (सस्मित) [Also spelled sasmit]:—(a) smiling.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSasmita (ಸಸ್ಮಿತ):—
1) [adjective] expressing pleasure, amusement, affection friendliness, etc. on the face; smiling.
2) [adjective] fully blown, expanded.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.68 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.39-40 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
5c. Image of Gaṅgā < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
2. The Concept of Pratibhā in Indian Philosophy < [Chapter 4 - The Concept of Pratibhā and its Implications]