Vismrita, Vismṛta: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vismṛta can be transliterated into English as Vismrta or Vismrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vismrat.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Vismṛta (विस्मृत) refers to “having forgotten (about Saṃsāra)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Let his body rise or fall. The great-souled one gives it no thought, having forgotten (vismṛta) all about Saṃsāra in coming to rest on the ground of his true nature. [svabhāvabhūmiviśrāntivismṛtāśeṣasaṃsṛteḥ] The wise man has the joy of being complete in himself and without possessions, acting as he pleases, free from duality and rid of doubts, and without attachment to any creature. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vismṛta (विस्मृत) refers to “forgetting (one’s sorrow)” (due to the love and affection of a woman), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.26 (“The Vanishing of Viṣṇu’s delusion”).—Accordingly, “[After three plants were born of the seeds sown by the Gods]: [...] On seeing them he was deluded and his mind became overwhelmed by lust. The two plants—the holy basil and Myrobalan looked at him lovingly. [...] Then Viṣṇu forgot his sorrow (vismṛta-duḥkha). Accompanied by them he went to Vaikuṇṭha fully satisfied. He was bowed to by all the gods. O great brahmin, myrobolan and the holy basil shall be understood as the favourites of gods in the month of Kārttika, especially of Viṣṇu. [...]”;
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
Marathi-English dictionary
vismṛta (विस्मृत).—p (S) Forgotten.
vismṛta (विस्मृत).—p Forgotten. vismṛti f Forget- fulness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vismṛta (विस्मृत).—p. p. Forgotten.
Vismṛta (विस्मृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Forgotten. E. vi privative, smṛta remembered.
Vismṛta (विस्मृत).—[adjective] having forgotten ([accusative] or —°); being forgotten by ([instrumental] or [genetive]).
1) Vismṛta (विस्मृत):—[=vi-smṛta] [from vi-smṛ] mfn. one who has forgotten anything, forgetful of ([accusative] or [compound]), [Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] forgetful of all, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 58, 30]
3) [v.s. ...] forgotten by ([instrumental case] or [genitive case]), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kālidāsa; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.
Vismṛta (विस्मृत):—[vi-smṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Forgotten.
Vismṛta (विस्मृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pamhusia, Vimharia, Visamia, Visaria, Visumaria, Vissariya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vismṛta (विस्मृत) [Also spelled vismrat]:—(a) forgotten, gone into oblivion; ~[ti] forgetfulness, oblivion.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vismṛta (ವಿಸ್ಮೃತ):—[adjective] forgotten; unrememberd; out of one’s mind.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vismṛta (विस्मृत):—adj. forgotten;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vismrita-roga, Vismritaduhkha, Vismritakalavadhi, Vismritaprayah, Vismritapurvasamskara, Vismritasamskara, Vismritashesha, Vismritatmagati, Vismritavadhi, Vismritavat.
Full-text (+11): Shrutavismrita, Vismritavat, Vismritasamskara, Vismrita-roga, Avismrita, Vismriti, Vismritashesha, Vismritatmagati, Vismritaduhkha, Vismritapurvasamskara, Vismrit, Pamhusia, Visumaria, Vissariya, Vismrit-rog, Vismritakalavadhi, Vismrat, Vimharia, Visaria, Avismriti.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.6.25 < [Chapter 6 - The Liberation of Aghāsura]
Verse 5.17.26 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Verse 1.17.8 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.1 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.6.66 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.2.24-26 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 329 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 452 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 514 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 1 - Sanskrit text (prathama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 5 - Notes and Analysis of Fifth Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 3 - Notes and Analysis of Third Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2.1. Use of Sragdharā metre < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)