Vishnusmriti, Viṣṇusmṛti, Vishnu-smriti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇusmṛti can be transliterated into English as Visnusmrti or Vishnusmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति) refers to “being thought upon by Viṣṇu”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after the Gods spoke to Viṣṇu: “[...] Immediately on being thought upon by Viṣṇu (viṣṇusmṛti) [tadviṣṇusmṛtimātreṇa] all the sacrifices came where Viṣṇu was stationed. With palms joined in reverence they bowed to and eulogised Viṣṇu, the lord of sacrifices and the primordial Puruṣa. The eternal lord Viṣṇu saw the eternal sacrifices and told them looking at the gods too including Indra. [...]”
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 dictionary
1) Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Io. 540. 913. 915. Paris. (Gr. 5). Khn. 80. 82. K. 194. B. 3, 122. Bik. 496. Haug. 39. Kāṭm. 2. Rādh. 19. NW. 148. Oudh. Vi, 10. Ix, 12. Burnell. 127^a. Bh. 19. Bhk. 20. Oppert. 8248. Rice. 216. Peters. 3, 389. Bu7hler 545. 558. Mentioned by Yājñavalkya, Paiṭhīnasi Oxf. 266^b, etc.
—[commentary] Keśavavaijayantī by Nanda Paṇḍita, written in 1622. Io. 915. 1246. 1247. 1543-45. Bik. 496. NW. 124. Np. V, 68. Bu7hler 545. 558. Gadyaviṣṇusmṛti. Quoted in Nirṇayasindhu. Bṛhadviṣṇusmṛti. Bu7hler 557. Quoted by Halāyudha, Vijñāneśvara Oxf. 356^a, in Madanapārijāta, etc. Laghuviṣṇusmṛti. Io. 723. 2489. B. 3, 118. Bik. 497. Poona. 639. Rice. 212. Bu7hler 547. 557. Quoted by Halāyudha, in Madanapārijāta, by Raghunandana, etc. Vṛddhaviṣṇusmṛti. B. 3, 122. Quoted by Vijñāneśvara Oxf. 356^a, in Saṃskārakaustubha, etc.
2) Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति):—Devīpr. 79, 24. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 87. Peters. 4, 10. Stein 103. Laghuviṣṇusmṛti. Haug. 39. Stein 103.
3) Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति):—Cs. 2, 5. Ulwar 1460.
—[commentary] Keśavavaijayantī by Nanda Paṇḍita, son of Rāma Paṇḍita. Cs. 2, 62.
4) Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति):—As p. 178. C. Keśavavaijayantī by Nanda Paṇḍita. As p. 178. Laghu Viṣṇusmṛti. Ak 405 (inc.). Gadyaviṣṇu. Quoted L.. 548.
Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति):—[=viṣṇu-smṛti] [from viṣṇu] f. Name of [work]
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
Viṣṇusmṛti (ವಿಷ್ಣುಸ್ಮೃತಿ):—
1) [noun] a hymn, verse, in praise of Viṣṇu.
2) [noun] one of the nineteen Smṛtis.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vishnu, Smriti.
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