Smara, Smāra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Smara (स्मर).—A son of Devakī killed by Kaṃsa: taken back to Dvārakā: after embracing by mother goes to heaven with his five brothers.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 85. 51 and 56.
1b) Is Manmatha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 30. 65; Matsya-purāṇa 23. 30 ch.
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
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySmara (स्मर).—[smṛ-bhāve ap]
1) Recollection, remembrance; स्मरो वावाकाशाद्भूयः (smaro vāvākāśādbhūyaḥ) Ch. Up.7.13.1,2.
2) Love; स्मर एव तापहेतुर्निर्वापयिता स एव मे जातः (smara eva tāpaheturnirvāpayitā sa eva me jātaḥ) Ś.3.11.
3) Cupid, the god of love; स्मर पर्युसुक एष माधवः (smara paryusuka eṣa mādhavaḥ) Ku.4.28,42,43.
4) The 7th astrological mansion.
Derivable forms: smaraḥ (स्मरः).
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Smāra (स्मार).—a. Relating to Smara or the god of love; रूक्षस्मारेक्षुचापच्युतशरनिकरक्षीणलक्ष्मीकटाक्ष (rūkṣasmārekṣucāpacyutaśaranikarakṣīṇalakṣmīkaṭākṣa)...... Viṣṇupāda. S.43; स्मारं पुष्पमयं चापं बाणाः पुष्पमया अपि । तथाप्यनङ्गस्त्रैलोक्यं करोति वशमात्मनः (smāraṃ puṣpamayaṃ cāpaṃ bāṇāḥ puṣpamayā api | tathāpyanaṅgastrailokyaṃ karoti vaśamātmanaḥ) ||
-ram Recollection, memory; स सभाद्वारमागम्य विदुरः स्मारमोहितः (sa sabhādvāramāgamya viduraḥ smāramohitaḥ) Mb.3.6.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySmara (स्मर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Kamadeva, the deity of love. 2. Recollection. E. smṛ to remember, ac aff.
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Smāra (स्मार).—f.
(-rā) Adj. Relating to love. n.
(-raṃ) Recollection.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Starts with (+46): Smarabhasita, Smaracakra, Smaracandra, Smaracchatra, Smarachakra, Smarachandra, Smarachatra, Smarachchhatra, Smarachhatra, Smaradasha, Smaradhivosa, Smaradhvaja, Smaradurmada, Smaraduti, Smaragara, Smaragriha, Smaraguru, Smarahara, Smaraka, Smarakara.
Ends with: Apasmara, Ashmara, Bhavaghasmara, Duhsmara, Ghasmara, Jatismara, Skandapasmara, Usmara, Vasmara.
Full-text (+52): Smarasmarya, Smarasava, Smarastambha, Smaravithika, Smarapriya, Smaramoha, Smaramandira, Smaralekhani, Smarasakha, Smaravallabha, Smaraguru, Smarakupaka, Smaragriha, Smarandha, Smaratura, Smarotsuka, Smarakula, Smarahara, Smarankusha, Jatismara.
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Isha Upanishad (by Swami Nirvikarananda)
The Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya (Sitarama)
Śrī Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Isha Upanishad (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section XV - The Prayer of a Dying Person < [Chapter V]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.132 < [Chapter 5 - Prema: Love of God]
Verse 2.7.119 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Verse 2.1.84 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya: Renunciation]