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sumitra: masculine vocative singular stem: sumitra

sumitra: neuter vocative singular stem: sumitra

Monier-Williams Search

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sumitra

mf(/ā-)n. having good friends

sumitra

m. a good friend

sumitra

m. Name of a demon

sumitra

m. of the author of

(with patronymic vādhryaśva-.)

sumitra

m. of the author of

(with patronymic kautsa-)

sumitra

m. of a king of the sauvīra-s

sumitra

m. of a king of mithilā-

sumitra

m. of a king of magadha- (father of the arhat- su-vrata-)

sumitra

m. of the charioteer of abhimanyu-

sumitra

m. of a son of gada-

sumitra

m. of a son of śyāma-

sumitra

m. of a son of śamīka- (varia lectio samīka-)

sumitra

m. of a son of kṛṣṇa-

sumitra

m. of a son of vṛṣṇi-

sumitra

m. of a son of agni-mitra-

sumitra

m. of a son of su-ratha- (the last of the race of the ikṣvāku-s)

sumitra

m. of one of the wives of daśa-ratha- (mother of lakṣmaṇa- and śatru-ghna-)

sumitra

m. of the mother of mārkaṇḍeya-

sumitra

m. of the mother of jaya-deva-

sumitra

su-mukha-, su-medhas- See columns 1, 2.

sumitrabhū

m. Name of sagara- (as a cakravartin-)

sumitrabhū

m. of the 20th arhat- of the present era

sumitradhas

mfn. one who makes good friends

(śobhanāni mitrāṇi puṣyati-

)

vasumitra

m. Name of various men

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traimāturaḥ	त्रैमातुरः An epithet of Lakṣmaṇa; त्रैमातुरः कृत्स्नजितास्त्र- शस्त्रःसध्ऱ्यङ् रतः श्रेयसि लक्ष्मणisभूत् Bk.1.25. Lakṣmaṇa is so called because he was born to his mother Sumitrā on her eating the sacrificial oblation given to her by her two co-wives, Kausalyā and Kaikeyī.

daśan	दशन् Num. a. (pl.) Ten; स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वा अत्य- तिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम् Rv.1.9.1. -Comp. -अङ्गुल a. ten fingers long; Ms.8.271. (-लम्) 1 a length of 1 fingers; Rv.1.9.1. -2 a water-melon. -अधिपतिः a commander of ten men. Mb.12. -अर्ध a. five, (-र्धम्) five; अण्व्यो मात्रा विनाशिन्यो दशार्धानां तु याः स्मृताः Ms.1.27. (-र्धः) an epithet of Buddha. -अर्हः 1 an epithet of Krisna or Visnu. -2 Buddha. -अवताराः m. (pl.) the ten incarnations of Viṣṇu; see under अवतार. -अवर a. consisting of at least ten; दशावरा वा परिषद्यं धर्मं परिकल्पयेत् Ms.12.11. -अश्वः the moon. -आननः, -आस्यः epithets of Rāvaṇā; दशाननकिरीटेभ्यस्तत्क्षणं राक्षसप्रियः R.1.75. -आमयः an epithet of Rudra. -इन्द्रियाणि The five कर्मेन्द्रियs and five ज्ञानेन्द्रियs. -ईशः a superintendent of 1 villages; Ms.7.116. -एकादशिक a. who lends 1 and receives 11 in return; i. e. who lends money at ten per cent. -कण्ठः, -कन्धरः epithets of Rāvaṇa; सप्तलोकैकवीरस्य दशकण्ठ- कुलद्विषः U.4.27. ˚अरिः, ˚जित् m., ˚रिपुः epithets of Rāma; दशकण्ठारिगुरुं विदुर्बुधाः R.8.29. -कर्मन् n. the ten ceremonies prescribed to the three twice-born classes. -कुमार- चरितम् a prose work by Dandin. -क्षीर a. mixed with 1 parts of milk. -गुण a. ten-fold, ten times larger. -गुणित a. multiplied by 1; दशगुणितमिव प्राप्तवान् वीरधर्मम B. R.9.53. -ग्रन्थाः (pl.) संहिता, ब्राह्मण, आरण्यक, शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निघण्टु, छन्द and निरुक्त; hence दशग्रन्थिन् = A person who has learnt by heart all these ten books. -ग्रामपतिः, -ग्रामिकः, -ग्रामिन् m., -पः a superintendent of ten villages. -ग्रामी a collection or corporation of ten villages. -ग्रीवः = दशकण्ठ q.v. -चतुष्कम् N. of a sport; Sinhās.27. -धर्मः unfavourable condition, distress; अभ्यस्तो बहुभिर्बाणैर्दशधर्मगतेन वै Mb.7.147.2. (see com.). -पारमिताध्वरः 'possessing the ten perfections', an epithet of Buddha. -पुरम् N. of an ancient city, capital of king Rantideva; पात्रीकुर्वन्दशपुरवधूनेत्रकौतू- हलानाम् Me.49. -बन्धः a tenth part; Ms.8.17; also ˚बन्धक; Y.2.76. -बलः, -भूमिगः epithets of Buddha. -बाहुः an epithet of Śiva. -भुजा, -महाविद्या N. of Durgā. -मालिकाः (pl.) 1 N. of a country. -2 the people or rulers of this country. -मास्य a. 1 ten months old; एवा ते गर्भ एजतु निरैतु दशमास्यः Rv.5.78.7-8. -2 ten months in the womb (as a child before birth). -मुखः an epithet of Rāvaṇa. ˚रिपुः an epithet of Rāma; सीतां हित्वा दशमुखरिपुर्नोपयेमे यदन्याम् R.14.87. -मूत्रकम् The urine of 1 (elephant, buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep, horse, donkey, man and woman). -मूलम् a tonic medicine prepared from the roots of ten plants; (Mar. सालवण, पिटवण (पृष्टिपर्णी), रिंगणी, डोरली, गोखरूं, बेल, ऐरण, टेंटू, पहाडमूळ, शिवण). -योजनम् a distance of 1 Yojanas; पादाङ्गुष्ठेन चिक्षेप संपूर्णं दशयोजनम् Rām.1.1.65; also दशयोजनी; मोहितेन्द्रियवृत्तिं तं व्यतीत्य दशयोजनीम् Ks.94.14. -रथः N. of a celebrated king of Ayodhyā, son of Aja, and father of Rāma and his three brothers. [He had three wives Kausalyā, Sumitrā, and Kaikeyī, but was for several years without issue. He was therefore recommended by Vasiṣṭha to perform a sacrifice which he successfully did with the assistance of Ṛiṣyaśṛiṅga. On the completion of this sacrifice Kausalyā bore to him Rāma, Sumitrā Laksmana and Śatrughna, and Kaikeyī Bharata. Daśaratha was extremely fond of his sons, but Rāma was his greatest favourite 'his life, his very soul.' Thus when Kaikeyī at the instigation of Mantharā demanded the fulfilment of the two boons he had previously promised to her, the king tried to dissuade her mind from her wicked resolve by threats, and, failing these, by the most servile supplications. But Kaikeyī remained inexorable, and the poor monarch was obliged to send his beloved son into exile. He soon afterwards died of a broken heart]. Bhāg.9.1.1 ˚ललिता The fourth day of the dark fortnight of Āśvina. -रश्मिशतः the sun; दशरश्मिशतोपमद्युतिम् R.8.29. -रात्रम् a period of ten nights. (-त्रः) a particular sacrifice lasting for ten days. -रूपकम् the 1 kinds of drama. -रूपभृत् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu. -लक्षण a. relating to 1 objects; इदं भागवतं पुराणं दक्षलक्षणम् Bhāg.2.9.43. -णम् ten marks or attributes. -लक्षणकः religion; cf. धृतिः क्षमा दमो$स्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः । धीर्विद्या सत्यमक्रोधो दशकं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥ Ms.7. 92. -वक्त्रः, -वदनः see दशमुख; Bk.9.137. -वर्गः the double five classes of अमात्य, राष्ट्र, दुर्ग, कोश and दण्ड; वेत्ता च दशवर्गस्य स्थानवृद्धिक्षयात्मनः Mb.12.57.18 (com. 'अमात्यराष्ट्रदुर्गाणि कोशो दण्डश्च पञ्चमः' इति प्रकृतिपञ्चकं स्वपक्षे परपक्षे चेति दशको वर्गः). -वाजिन् m. the moon. -वार्षिक a. happening after, or lasting for, ten years; Y.2.24. -विध a. of ten kinds. -शतम् 1 a thousand; ये सहस्रम- राजन्नासन् दशशता उत Av.5.18.1. -2 one hundred and ten. ˚रश्मिः the sun. ˚अक्षः, ˚नयनः Indra; दशशताक्षककुब्दरि- निःसृतः Mb 7.184.47. -शती a thousand. -स (सा)- हस्रम् ten thousand. -हरा 1 an epithet of the Ganges (taking away the 1 sins). -2 a festival in honour of the Ganges held on the 1th day of Jyeṣṭha. -3 a festival in honour of Durgā held on the tenth of Āśvina.

lakṣmaṇa	लक्ष्मण a. [लक्ष्मन्-अण् न वृद्धिः] 1 Having marks. -2 Possessed of good or auspicious marks, fortunate, lucky. -3 Prosperous, thriving. -णः 1 The crane. -2> N. of a son of Dasaratha by his wife Sumitrā. [He was so much attached to Rāma from his very childhood that he became ready to accompany him during his travels, and took no small part in the several events that took place during the fourteen years of Rāma's exile. In the war of Laṇkā he killed several powerful demons, but particularly Meghanāda, the most heroic of the sons of Rāvaṇa. He was at first mortally wounded by Meghanāda by means of a magical weapon, but was restored to life by Suṣeṇa by means of the medicinal durgs fetched by Māruti. One day, Time in the disguise of a hermit came to Rāma and said that he who should happen to see them converse in private should be immediately abandoned, which was agreed to Laksmana on one occasion intruded on their privacy and made the word of his brother true by throwing himself into the Śarayū; (see R.15.92-95.). He married Urmilā by whom he had two sons, Aṅgada and Chandraketu.]; अथ लक्ष्मणानुगतकान्तवपुः Śi.9.31. -णा 1 A goose (सारसा); 'हंसस्य योषिद्वरटा सारसस्य तु लक्ष्मणा ।' Śi.4.59. -2 A kind of pot-herb. -णम् 1 A name, an appellation. -2 A mark, sign, token. -Comp. -प्रसूः N. of Sumitrā, mother of Laksmaṇa.

śatruḥ	शत्रुः [शद्-त्रुन् Uṇ.4.13] 1 An overthrower, a destroyer, conqueror. -2 An enemy, a foe, an adversary; क्षमा शत्रौ च मित्रे च यतीनामेव भुषणम् Subhāṣ; ऋणकर्ता पिता शत्रुर्माता च व्यभिचारिणी । भार्या रूपवती शत्रुः पुत्रः शत्रुरपण्डितः ॥ Subhāṣ. -3 A political rival, a rival neighbouring king. -Comp. -उपजापः the secret whisperings of a foe, treacherous overtures of an enemy. -कर्षण, -दमन, -निबर्हण a. subduing, overpowering, or destroying enemies. -कुलम् the house of an enemy; शत्रुकुलं गच्छेत् Ms.8.93. -गृहम् N. of the 6th astrological mansion. -घ्नः 'destroyer of enemies', an epithet of a brother of Rāma and twin brother of Lakṣmaṇa, being a son of Sumitrā. He killed the demon Lavaṇa and colonized Mathurā. He had two sons named Subāhu and Bahusruta; see R.15. -निबर्हण a. foe-destroying. -पक्षः 1 the party or side of an enemy. -2 an opponent, antagonist. -मर्दनः 1 an epithet of Śatrughna. -2 a kind of pavilion. -लाव a. killing foes. -विग्रहः a hostile invasion. -विनाशनः an epithet of Śiva. -सह, -साह a. withstanding an enemy. -सेविन् a. serving a hostile prince; शत्रुसेविनि मित्रे च गूढे युक्ततरो भवेत् Ms.7. 186. -हत्या foe-slaughter. -हन् a. foe-slayer.

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saumitra	m. met. [fr. sumitrâ] of Lakshmana; n. [sumitra] friendship: i, m. met. of Lakshmana: du. Lakshmana and Sa trughna.

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sumitra vādhryaśva	(‘Descendant of Vadhryaśva ’) is the name of a Rṣi in the Rigveda, where also the Sumitras, his family, are mentioned.

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mitro	na (MS. nā) ehi sumitradhaḥ (TS.KS. -dhāḥ; MS.1.2.6, -dhaḥ saha rāyas poṣeṇa) # VS.4.27; TS.1.2.7.1; 6.1.11.1; MS.1.2.6: 15.2; 3.7.8: 85.18; KS.2.6; 24.6; śB.3.3.3.10. Ps: mitro na ehi Apś.10.27.3; Mś.2.1.4.17; mitro naḥ Kś.7.8.21.

yat	te manur yad anīkaṃ sumitraḥ # RV.10.69.3a.

yad	īṃ sumitrā viśo agra indhate # RV.10.69.1c.

Vedabase Search

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sumitra	O dear Vidura	SB 3.19.32

sumitra	Sumitra	SB 9.24.44

sumitra-antaḥ	Sumitra being the last king of this dynasty	SB 9.12.16

sumitra-antaḥ	Sumitra being the last king of this dynasty	SB 9.12.16

sumitraḥ	Sumitra	SB 9.24.12

sumitraḥ	Sumitra, the son of Suratha	SB 9.12.15

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

sāmbaḥ sumitraḥ purujit śatajit ca sahasrajit	Sāmba, Sumitra, Purujit, Śatajit and Sahasrajit	SB 10.61.10-12

vasumitraḥ	Vasumitra	SB 12.1.15-17

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sumitra	noun (masculine) name of a demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a serpent which was burnt in Janamejayas sarpasattra name of various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of various kings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of various sons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 7766/72933

sumitraka	noun (masculine) name of a son of Vṛṣṇi Frequency rank 71051/72933

vasumitra	noun (masculine) name of various men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 39132/72933

Wordnet Search

"sumitra" has 15 results.


sumitra	sumitraḥ kṛṣṇasya ekaḥ putraḥ। sumitrasya varṇanaṃ bhāgavate vartate।
sumitra	sumitraḥ abhimanyoḥ sārathiḥ। sumitrasya ullekhaḥ mahābhārate asti।
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ daityaḥ । sumitrasya ullekhaḥ mahābhārate vartate
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ kaviḥ । sumitrasya ullekhaḥ anukramaṇikāyāṃ vartate
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ kaviḥ । ṛgvede kautsena saha sumitrasya ullekhaḥ dṛśyate
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ rājā । sumitraḥ sauvīre āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ rājā । sumitraḥ magadhe āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ sārathī । sumitraḥ abhimanyoḥ sārathī āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ gadasya putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ śyāmasya putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ śamīkasya putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ kṛṣṇasya putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ vṛṣṇeḥ putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ agnimitrasya putraḥ āsīt
sumitra	sumitraḥ ekaḥ puruṣaḥ । sumitraḥ surathasya putraḥ āsīt

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