| Keyword | Smriti |
| Type | B.P. |
| Etymology/ Definition | स्मृति: पूर्वानुभूतस्यार्थस्य स्मरणम् । सु. शा. १/७ डल्हण स्मरणात् स्मृतिः उच्यते । |
| Reference | C.Sha.1/140 Chakrapaan`i,C.Sha.1/149 S.Sha.1/17 D`alhan`a |
| Literary Meaning | M / W – remembrance , reminiscence |
| Implied Meaning | Remembrance, recollection due to previous experiences |
| Elaboration | Memory is nothing but the remembrance of things directly perceived, heard ( from scripture ) or experienced earlier. Charaka gives eight causes of Smriti : 1. Nimitta – Knowledge of cause ( of a thing or an event etc .) 2. Roopagrahan`aat – Knowledge of form ( e. g. seeing Gavaya ( a species of ox ) in the forest , one remembers a cow having similar form ) 3. Saadrus`hyaat – Knowledge of similarity ( son reminds his father due to resemblance ) 4. Vipareeta Vastu Dars ` hanaat – Knowledge of contrast ( e. g. An ugly form reminds one of a beautiful form ) 5. Sattvaanubandhaat – Concentration of mind 6. Abhyaasaat – Repetition, frequent observation 7. Dnyaanayogaat – Attainment of metaphysical knowledge 8. Punaha S`hrutaat – Subsequent communication |
| Synonyms | Smaran`am |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Memory |
| Antonym | Vismriti |
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