मैत्रेयmaitreya

मैत्रेय (maitreya) is a Sanskrit word meaning friendly, benevolent, a patronymic of Kausharava, descended from Mitrā, of various other men, a name of a Bodhisattva and future Buddha, of the Vidushaka in the Mricchakatika. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Adjective: Friendly/Benevolent, Designation: Patronymic/Metronymic, Designation: A Mixed Caste/Tribe.

Etymology: E. मित्र a proper name, or मित्र a friend, and ढक् aff. of descent or relation
Definitions: 27

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Meanings by context

Adjective: Friendly/Benevolent

10 definitions

friendly, benevolent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Friendly, relating to a friend

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Benevolent. 2. A mixed caste. 3. A jester.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Relating to a friend. 2. A man of a mixed caste whose duty is to announce the hours in verse. 3. The seventh Buddha. 4. A saint and disciple of Parashara to whom the Vishnu Purana is narrated.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Friendly. 2. A sage. 3. A man of mixed caste.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Friendly

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Relating to a friend. 2. A man of a mixed caste whose business is to announce the hours in verse. 3. The seventh Buddha. 4. A saint and disciple of Parashara to whom the Vishnu Purana is narrated.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Relating to a friend. 2. The son of a Vaideha and an Ayogava woman. 3. A proper name.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Benevolent, kind

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Friendly, relating to a friend, or benevolent. 2. A name of a Bodhisattva and future Buddha. 3. A character in the play Mricchakatika. 4. A grammarian. 5. A particular mixed caste.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Designation: Patronymic/Metronymic

4 definitions

a patronymic of Kausharava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

descended from Mitrā

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of various other men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A patronymic of Kausharava and an epithet applied to Glava.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Designation: A Mixed Caste/Tribe

3 definitions

belonging to a particular mixed caste

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a mixed tribe.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a mixed caste

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name: A Sage/Ṛṣi

3 definitions

one or more sages

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A son of Mitra and a siddha. 2. A preceptor to Vidura who taught him about the supreme soul and Hari.

— The Purana Index

a pupil of Parashara

— The Purana Index

Proper Name: Other Associations

3 definitions

Surya

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a name of Maitrayanavara

— The Purana Index

Arseyapravaras

— The Purana Index

Proper Name: Jester or Grammarian

2 definitions

of the Vidushaka in the Mricchakatika

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a grammarian

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Note: Feminine Form

1 definition

See below.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name: The Future Buddha

1 definition

a name of a Bodhisattva and future Buddha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.