स्मरति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *smárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smárati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to remember”). Cognate with Persian شمردن (šomordan, “to calculate”), Central Kurdish ژماردن (žmārdin, “to count”), Pashto شمېرل (śmerël, “to count”), Ancient Greek μέρμερος (mérmeros, “mischievous, baneful”), Latin memor (“mindful”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /smɐ́.ɾɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪mɐ.ɾɐ.t̪i/

Verb

1. to remember, to recollect
2. to recite from memory
3. to regret