The law books, subsidiary to the Vedas, guiding the daily life and conduct of the Hindus.

"What is remembered," the secondary Vedic literatures, which need not be passed down verbatim but may be reworded by the sages who transmit them in each age. The Puranas and Dharma-shastras are among the smritis.

Srti, Shruti That which is heard. A term specifically applied to the four Vedas, including the Upanishads. Some Hindus believe that Smriti is subservient to Shruti but others consider it to have equal importance.

The sacred books of the Hindus, subsidiary to the Vedas, guiding their daily life and conduct; they include the epics, the Puranas and the Code of Manu.

Elaborations based on sruti. E.g., Bhagavat Gita. Literal meaning is memory; remembrance

"what is remembered;" in Vedic/Hindu tradition, the legendary and epic literary forms that bring out and illustrate the meaning of Shruti. These include the Laws of Manu, the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata (which includes within it the Bhagavad Gita).

Smriti (Sanskrit स्मॄति, "that which is remembered") refers to a specific body of Hindu religious scripture. Smriti also denotes non-Shruti texts generally, seen as secondary in authority to Shruti.