Vismri, Vismṛ: 4 definitions

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Vismri 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.

The Sanskrit term Vismṛ can be transliterated into English as Vismr or Vismri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vismṛ (विस्मृ).—1 P. To forget; मधुकर विस्मृतोऽस्येनां कथम् (madhukara vismṛto'syenāṃ katham) Ś.5. 1; यदा तु अन्यसङ्गात् पूर्ववृत्तं विस्मृतो भवान् (yadā tu anyasaṅgāt pūrvavṛttaṃ vismṛto bhavān) Ś.6. -Caus. To cause to forget; अनिर्देश्यसुखः स्वर्गः कस्तं विस्मारयिष्यति (anirdeśyasukhaḥ svargaḥ kastaṃ vismārayiṣyati) V.3.18.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vismṛ (विस्मृ).—forget; [Causative] cause to forget (2 [accusative]).

Vismṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and smṛ (स्मृ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vismṛ (विस्मृ):—[=vi-√smṛ] [Parasmaipada] -smarati (mc. also [Ātmanepada]), to forget, be unmindful of ([accusative] or [genitive case]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:

—[Passive voice] -smaryate ([Aorist] vy-asmāri), to be forgotten, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] :

—[Causal] -smārayati ([future] -smārayiṣyate), to cause to forget, [Vikramorvaśī iii, 18] :—[Desiderative] of [Causal] See vi-sismārayiṣu.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vismṛ (विस्मृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pamhasa, Pamhusa, Vibhara, Vimhara, Visara, Visumara, Vissara, Vissāra.

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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.

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