Smṛti

' (, , ), also spelled ' or '''', is a body of Hindu texts representing the remembered, written tradition in Hinduism, rooted in or inspired by the Vedas. works are generally attributed to a named author and were transmitted through manuscripts, in contrast to Vedic or literature, which is based on a fixed text with no specific author, and preserved through oral transmission. are derivative, secondary works and considered less authoritative than in Hinduism, except in the Mīmāmsa school of Hindu philosophy. The authority of accepted by orthodox schools is derived from that of , on which it is based.

The literature is a corpus of varied texts that includes: the six (the auxiliary sciences in the Vedas), the epics (the and ), the and (or ), the , the , the or poetical literature, extensive (reviews and commentaries on and non- texts), and numerous (digests) covering politics, ethics (), culture, arts and society.

Each text exists in many versions, with many different readings. works were considered fluid and freely rewritten by anyone in ancient and medieval Hindu tradition. Provided by Wikipedia