Vedasmriti, Vedasmṛti, Vedasmṛtī, Veda-smriti: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Vedasmṛti and Vedasmṛtī can be transliterated into English as Vedasmrti or Vedasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaVedasmṛti (वेदस्मृति).—Name of a river originating from Pāriyātra, a holy mountain (kulaparvata) in Bhārata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. There are settlements (janapada) where Āryas and Mlecchas dwell who drink water from these rivers.
Bhārata is a region south of Hemādri, once ruled over by Bharata (son of Ṛṣabha), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back to Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVedasmṛtī (वेदस्मृती).—A river in Bhāratavarṣa from the Pāriyātra hill (from the mountain Ṛsyavān, Matsya-purāṇa).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 18; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 27; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 97; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 10.
Vedasmṛti (वेदस्मृति) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.16). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Veda-smṛti) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVedasmṛti (वेदस्मृति) is the name of a River, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Saturn presides over the countries of Ānarta, Arbuda, Puṣkara, Saurāṣṭra, Abhīra, Śūdra, Raivataka, countries through which the river Sarasvatī passes as an underground stream and the western countries; over the natives of Kurukṣetra, the town of Somanātha, and persons born on the banks of the Vidiśā, the Vedasmṛti and the Mahī; over wicked men, uncleanly men and men of the lowest class; over oil-mongers, weak men and persons not possessing virility”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vedasmṛti (वेदस्मृति):—[=veda-smṛti] [from veda] ([Mahābhārata]) f. Name of a river.
2) Vedasmṛtī (वेदस्मृती):—[=veda-smṛtī] [from veda] ([Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]) f. Name of a river.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smriti, Veda, Veta.
Full-text: Vedasmrita, Kurubhumi, Mahi, Khala, Pumstva, Vihinasattva, Somanatha, Vidisha, Kurubhumija, Upahata, Prabhasa, Malin.
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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