Alternative spellings of this word include Sasmit.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sasmita (सस्मित).—A sage of the Auttama epoch.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 9. 14.

context information

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 Dictionary

sasmita (सस्मित).—a S Having a smile, smiling.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sasmita (सस्मित).—a Smiling.

context information

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 dictionary

Sasmita (सस्मित).—a. Smiling, attended with a smile.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sasmita (सस्मित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Smiling, laughing. E. sa for saha with, smita a smile.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sasmita (सस्मित).—[adjective] smiling, [neuter] [adverb]

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

Sasmita (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 Dictionary

Sasmita (सस्मित):—[sa-smita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Smiling.

context information

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 dictionary

Sasmita (सस्मित) [Also spelled sasmit]:—(a) smiling.

context information

...

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sasmita (ಸಸ್ಮಿತ):—

1) [adjective] expressing pleasure, amusement, affection friendliness, etc. on the face; smiling.

2) [adjective] fully blown, expanded.

context information

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: Smita, Sha.

Starts with: Sasmitam.

Full-text: Sasmitam, Sasmit, Smita.

Relevant text

Search found 3 books and stories containing Sasmita, Sa-smita; (plurals include: Sasmitas, smitas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

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)]

show preview

Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)

5c. Image of Gaṅgā < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]

show preview

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]

show preview