Alternative spellings of this word include Samrika.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Smārikā refers to the fines levied for offences, and was a major source of income during the rule of the Śilāhāra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).—In some records the fines levied for ten offences are mentioned as transferred to the donees of land-grants. These are probably identical with the ten sins enumerated in the Śukranītisāra, viz., murder, theft, adultery, slander, harsh language, lying, divulgence of secrets, evil design, atheism and perverseness. Some Śilāhāra inscriptions specially mention kumārīsāhasa (crime against an unmarried girl) as an instance of it. These fines for offences were determined by a committee of sixteen members. It was known as smārikā, probably because it called attention to the relevant rules in the Smṛtis.

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Smārikā (स्मारिका) [Also spelled samrika]:—(nf) a souvenir.

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Ends with: Ashmarika.

Full-text: Samrika, Shakti.

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