Smera: 11 definitions
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Smera 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Smera (स्मेर) or Smeramukha refers to “smiling (in derision)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Śiva, [...] O mountain, this inclination of yours is not at all conducive to auspiciousness. O foremost among the wise, born of Nārāyaṇa’s family, learn sense. For the marriage of Pārvatī, He is not at all a deserving person. On hearing of this, the general public will smile in derision (smera-mukha). [...]”.
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.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Smera (स्मेर) refers to “beaming (with love)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] If women, with languishing eyes beaming with love (smara-smera), are to be altogether avoided, the birth of a son, who delivers his father from the hell named Put, becomes impossible. If hunting is to be altogether prohibited, how can meat, skin, horn and other articles prescribed for sacrifices be obtained? [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Smera (स्मेर).—a. [smi-ran]
1) Smiling; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति (vilokya vṛddhokṣamadhiṣṭhitaṃ tvayā mahājanaḥ smeramukho bhaviṣyati) Kumārasambhava 5.7; Bv.2.4;3.2; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.6.
2) Blown, expanded, dilated, blooming; अधिकविकसदन्तर्विस्मयस्मेरतारैः (adhikavikasadantarvismayasmeratāraiḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.28.
3) Proud.
4) Evident.
-raḥ 1 A smile.
2) Manifestation, appearance.
Smera (स्मेर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Smiling, laughing. 2. Blown, opened, expanded, (as a flower.) 3. Evident, apparent. m.
(-raḥ) Manifestation, appearance. E. ṣmi to smile, ran aff.
Smera (स्मेर).—i. e. smi + ra, I. adj. 1. Smiling, [Kāvya Prakaśa, 2. ed. Calcutta, 1865.] 121, 5; [Ratnāvalī, 2. ed. Calc.] p. 35, 10 (2. ed.). 2. Blown (as a flower), blooming, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 35; opened, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 16, 10. 3. Evident. Ii. m. Evidence, appearance.
Smera (स्मेर).—[adjective] smiling, friendly; expanded, blown; full of (—°).
1) Smera (स्मेर):—[from smi] a mf(ā)n. smiling, friendly, [Harivaṃśa; Kālidāsa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] expanded, blown (as a flower), [Vāsavadattā; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] proud (See [compound])
4) [v.s. ...] evident, apparent, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) gay, abounding in, full of [Harṣacarita]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a smile, laugh (in a-smera, sa-smeram, qq.vv.)
7) [v.s. ...] manifestation, appearance, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) b etc. See p. 1271, col. 3.
Smera (स्मेर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Blown, blossomed, evident; smiling. m. Manifestation.
Smera (स्मेर):—(von smi) adj. (f. ā) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 167.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 158.]
1) lächelnd (insbes. vom Antlitz) [Harivaṃśa 7079. 8385.] [Raghuvaṃśa 18, 43.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 70.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 129, 13.] [Spr. (II) 991.] smeraḥ smeramukhaḥ [Gītagovinda.8,11.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 23,94.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī.3,501.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 83,1.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 75,10.] [DAŚAR. 168,6.] [Sāhityadarpana 71,12.] [PAÑCAR.1,14,64.] [Oxforder Handschriften 146,a, No. 310. 204,b, No. 483, Z. 5.] cakṣus [Kathāsaritsāgara 104, 34.] smeraṃ vidhāya nayanaṃ vikasitamiva nīlamutpalaṃ mayi sā [Sāhityadarpana 275, 9.] sasmerāpāṅgavīkṣaṇaiḥ [PAÑCAR. 4, 6, 6.] bhāvā dṛṣṭiḥ Citat beim [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 35.] —
2) aufgeblüht [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1129.] indīvara [Sāhityadarpana 41, 15.] —
3) am Ende eines comp. so v. a. voll von: smarasmeravilāsinī [Spr. (II) 4811.] pramodasmeravadanā [Sāhityadarpana 116.] vismaya [MĀLATĪM. 16, 10.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 86.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 71.] bhasma [2, 170. 7, 1489.] kokilakākalīkalaravasmero (so ist zu lesen) latāmaṇḍapaḥ [Spr. (II) 1039.] Bei den ersten Beispielen ist natürlich auch die Bed. lächelnd zulässig. — Vgl. a .
Smera (स्मेर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sera.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Smēra (ಸ್ಮೇರ):—
1) [adjective] smiling; laughing gently and friendly.
2) [adjective] (said of flower) expanded; blown.
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Smēra (ಸ್ಮೇರ):—
1) [noun] a gentle and friendly laugh; a smile.
2) [noun] that which is clear or is made clear.
3) [noun] the act of displaying, publishing.
4) [noun] proper respect for oneself; sense of one’s own dignity or worth; pride.
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)
Starts with (+0): Smeramukha, Smerata, Smeravishkira.
Full-text (+0): Smeramukha, Vismera, Smeravishkira, Asmera, Sasmeram, Smerata, Samsmera, Antahsmera, Cera, Vishkira, Smara, Smarasmera, Smi.
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