Smarta
English
Alternative forms
- Smārta
- Smartha
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्मार्त (smārta), an adjective derived from स्मृति (smṛti, “thinking, remembrance, related to memory”). Compare Smriti.
Noun
Smarta (plural Smartas)
- A follower of the Smartha Tradition, a denomination of the Vedic Hindu religion that accepts all major Hindu deities as forms of the one Brahman.
Derived terms
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