# मित्र (mitra)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/mitra

मित्र (mitra) is a Sanskrit word meaning a friend, companion, or associate, the sun, name of a Marut, a son of Vasishta and various other men, of the third Muhurta, Mitra and Varuna. Its 40 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them A Friend or Companion, Various Proper Names, Mitra (Vedic Deity/Āditya).

- **Roots:** मिथ् (mith), मिद् (mid)
- **Etymology:** E. मिद् to be affectionate, aff. क्त; hence more properly मित्त्र । — E. mid to be affectionate, aff. kta; hence more properly mittra
- **SLP1:** `mitra`  **IAST:** mitra  **Devanagari:** मित्र
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitra_%28Hindu_god%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/mitra/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** मित्रा (mitrā)

## Meanings by context

### A Friend or Companion (12 definitions)
- a friend, companion, or associate  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 816,1] 1. मित्र (mitra) m. ( orig. मित् - त्र (mit-tra), fr. √ मिथ् (mith) or मिद् (mid); cf. मेदिन् (medin) ) a friend, companion, associate, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) (in later language mostly n. ) [ ID=164147 ]
- a friend or companion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मित्र (mitra) n. a friend, companion ( cf. m. above), Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) &c., &c. [ ID=164158 ]
- a blood-related friend  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मित्र (mitra) n. (with औरस (aurasa) ) a friend connected by blood-relationship, Hitopadeśa (Title) [ ID=164159 ]
- Companion, friend, an Aditya, or the sun; friendship  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) 2. mi-trá, m. [ prob. for mit-tra, either fr. √mith, accompany, or √mid, be oily, adhere: cp. sneha], companion, friend; N. of an Āditya, generally invoked with Varuṇa ( mostly V. ); sun ( sun ) ( C. ); n. friendship ( RV. ); friend ( ord. mg. and gender; in polity the prince whose territory adjoins that of an immediate neighbour is called a ‘friend’ ); friend = image of: —°, = resembling: -karman, n. friendly act or service; friendship: -karma, kṛ, conclude friendship with ( in. ); -kāma, a. wishing for friends; -kārya, n. business of a friend, friendly service; -kṛti, f. friendly act; -kṛtya, n. business of a friend, friendly service; ( á ) -gupta, pp. guarded by Mitra; m. N.; -tā, f. friendship; similarity with ( —° ); -tva, n. id.; -druh, a. ( nm. -dhruk ) seeking to injure a friend, treacherous; -droha, m. injury of a friend, treachery; -drohin, a. treacherous; -bandhu-hīna, pp. destitute of friends and relations; -bhāva, m. friendship; -bheda, m. separation of friends, breach of friendship; T. of the first book of the Pañcatantra; -mánhas, a. having abundance of friends ( gnly. vc.; RV. ); -mitra, n. friendʼs friend ( in polity a prince whose dominions are separated from those of another by the territories of three other princes ); -lābha, m. acquisition of friends; T. of the first book of the Hitopadeśa; -vat, ad. like a friend ( ac. ); a. possessed of friends; -vatsala, a. devoted to oneʼs friends; -varaṇa, n. choice of friends; -varman, m. N.; -vidhavasta, pp. ruined by a friend; -vaira, n. dissension among friends; -śarman, m. N. of various men; -saṃprāpti, f. acquisition of friends, T. of the second book of the Pañcatantra; -saha, m. (indulgent to friends), N. of a prince; -sāha, a. indulgent towards friends; -sneha, m. friendly affection, friendship; -han, -hana, a. murdering a friend. [ ID=14174 ]
- 1. A friend or ally. 2. The sun. 3. One of the wives of Dasharatha and mother of Shatrughna.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 661 ] मित्र (mitra) n. ( - त्रं (-traṃ) ) 1 A friend. 2 An ally; in this form it is always neuter; but it is convertible into an attributive, and is then of three genders, ( मित्र (mitra) ः मित्र (mitra) ा मित्र (mitra) ं (mitraḥ mitrā mitraṃ) ) Friendly, a friend. m. ( - त्रः (-traḥ) ) The sun. f. ( - त्री (-trī) ) One of the wives of DAŚARATHA, the mother of ŚATRUGHNA. E. मिद (mida) to be affectionate, aff. क्त्र (ktra); hence more properly written मित्त्र (mittra). [ ID=30361 ]
- 1. A friend. 2. The sun. 3. A wife of Dasharatha.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 592-b ] मित्र (mitra) ( त्रं ) ((traṃ)) 1. n. A friend. m. The sun. f. A wife of Dasharatha. [ ID=29898 ]
- 1. A friend. 2. The next neighbour of a king.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) (II) n. 1. A friend, प्राप्ते मित्र (mitra) े भवति विमुखः किं पुनर्यस्तथोच्चैः (prāpte mitre bhavati vimukhaḥ kiṃ punaryastathoccaiḥ) Megh. i.17; 2. the next neighbour of a king. [ ID=30179 ]
- 1. A friend or ally. 2. Friendly. 3. The sun. 4. A Vedic deity. 5. One of the wives of Dasharatha and mother of Satrughna.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 567-b ] मित्र (mitra) n. ( - त्रं (-traṃ) ) 1. A friend. 2. An ally; in this form it is always neuter; but it is convertible into an attributive, and is then of three genders, ( मित्र (mitra) ः - मित्र (mitra) ा - मित्र (mitra) ं (mitraḥ-mitrā-mitraṃ) ) Friendly, a friend. m. ( - त्रः (-traḥ) ) 1. The sun. 2. The name of a Vedic deity. f. ( - त्रा (-trā) ) One of the wives of DASARAṬHA, the mother of SATRUGHNA. E. मिद् (mid) to be affectionate, aff. क्त; (kta;) hence more properly मित्त्र । (mittra.) [ ID=31464 ]
- 1. A friend or comrade. 2. The name of an Aditya. 3. Friendship.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 410 ] मित्र (mitra) m. friend, comrade (mostly n., esp. in l.l. ), N. of an Aditya etc.; n. friendship. [ ID=24799 ]
- 1. A friend or comrade. 2. Mitra, an Aditya. 3. Friendship.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 217-a ] mitrá, —1. m. friend, comrade (Vedic only); esp. —2. Mitra, name of an Aditya; —3. n. friendship ( rare and Vedic only ); —4. n. friend ( commonest meaning and gender ). [ ID=3271 ]
- 1. A companion, associate, or friend. 2. The sun or an Aditya deity. 3. An ally or neighboring king. 4. Friendship.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 0777-b ] मित्र (mitra) 1. mitra, as, m. (originally mittra, fr. rt. 2. mid, or according to some fr. rt. mith + tra; cf. medin ), a companion, associate, friend, (in this sense generally neut., except in Ved.; see am, n. below); N. of an Āditya or form of the sun (as a Vedic deity commonly associated with Varuṇa, both Mitra and Varuṇa being frequently invoked together with another of the Ādityas called Aryaman; Mitra is regarded in Ṛg-veda VIII. 47, 9, as son of Aditi; elsewhere he is called the deity of the constellation Anu-rādhā, and father of Ut-sarga: according to Sāy. on Ṛg-veda 1. 89, 3, Mitra presides over the day as Varuṇa over the night; hence the closest con- nection subsists between these two deities, who are more frequently invoked together than Varuṇa is invoked singly; together they uphold and rule the earth and sky, together they guard the world, toge- ther they promote religious rites, avenge sin, and are the lords of truth and light; associated with Aryaman, they are represented as awful deities, haters, and dispellers of all falsehood; in only one hymn, Ṛg-veda III. 59, Mitra is celebrated alone, and is there described as calling men to activity, sustaining earth and sky, and beholding all creatures with un- winking eye; in Ṛg-veda VII. 61, 1, the sun is described as the eye of Mitra-Varuṇa); the sun; N. of a Marut; of a son of Vasiṣṭha; of the third Muhūrta; ( ā ), f., N. of an Apsaras, (also read Citra ); N. of the mother of Maitreya and Maitreyī; N. of one of the wives of Daśa-ratha, (cf. su- mitrā; according to some, in this sense mitrī ); ( am ), n. a friend, ( aurasam mitram, a friend con- nected by blood relationship); an ally, the next neighbour of a king; epithet of a mode of fighting, (also read bhinna ); friendship (Ved.). —Mitra- karaṇa, am, n. the making of friends, making one's self friends. —Mitra-karman, a, n. a friendly office. —Mitra-kāma, as, ā, am, desirous of friends, wishing for friends. —Mitra-kārya, am, n. the business of a friend, a friendly office, friendship. —Mitra-kṛt, t, m. ‘friend-maker,’ N. of a son of the twelfth Manu. —Mitra-kṛti, is, f., Ved. (ac- cording to Sāy.) a friendly office. —Mitra-kaustu- bha, as, m. a proper N. —Mitra-kru or mitra-krū, Ved. (probably) N. of an evil being; see Ṛg-veda X. 89, 14. —Mitra-gupta, as, ā, am, protected by Page0777-c+ 81 Mitra; ( as ), m., N. of a man. —Mitra-gupti, is, f. protection of friends. —Mitra-ghna, as, ī, am, ‘friend-killing,’ treacherous; ( as ), m., N. of a Rā- kṣasa; ( ā ), f., N. of a river, (also read citra- ghnī. ) —Mitra-jña, as, m., N. of a demon (said to steal oblations). —Mitra-tā, f. or mitra-tva, am, n. friendship, friendliness, alliance, intimacy, ( mi- tratāṃ samprāptaḥ, one who has become a friend.) —Mitra-tūrya, am, n., Ved. victory or triumph of friends. —Mitra-deva, as, m., N. of a man; of one of the sons of the twelfth Manu. —Mitra-druh, dhruk, k, k, or -dhruṭ, ṭ, ṭ, (see 2. druh ) or mitra- drohin, ī, iṇī, i, seeking to injure a friend, the be- trayer of a friend, a false or treacherous friend; [cf. Zend mithra-druj.] —Mitra-droha, as, m. injury or betrayal of a friend. —Mitra-dviṣ, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, or mitra-dveṣin, ī, iṇī, i, hating or injuring a friend; ( ṭ ), m. a treacherous friend. —Mitra-dharman, ā, m., N. of a demon (said to steal oblations). —Mitra- dhā, ind., Ved. in a friendly manner. —Mitra- dhita, am, n. or mitra-dhiti, is, f. or mitra-dheya, am, n., Ved. a covenant or contract of friendship, friendly compact. —Mitra-pati, is, m., Ved. lord of friends or of friendship. —Mitra-pada, am, n. ‘Mitra's place,’ N. of a particular locality. —Mitra- pratīkṣā, f. regard for a friend. —Mitra-bandhu- hīna, as, ā, am, destitute of friends or relations. —Mitra-bāhu, us, m., N. of one of the sons of the twelfth Manu; of a son of Kṛṣṇa. —Mitra- bha, am, n., Ved. a friendly constellation, Mitra's Nakṣatra, i. e. Anu-rādhā. —Mitra-bhānu, us, m., N. of a king. —Mitra-bhāva, as, m. a state of friendship, friendliness, friendly disposition. —Mitra- bhū, ūs, m. a proper N. —Mitra-bhṛt, t, t, t, Ved. entertaining or receiving a friend. —Mitra-bheda, as, m. separation of friends, breach of friendship; N. of the first book of the Pañca-tantra. —Mitra- mahas, ās, ās, as, Ved. (perhaps) having plenty of friends, rich in friends; having a friendly light, causing a favourable lustre; (Sāy.) = mitrāṇām pūjaka, anukūla-dīptimat, hitakāri-tejas, &c. —Mitra-miśra, as, m., N. of the author of the Vīra-mitrodaya. —Mitra-yajña, as, m., N. of a man. —Mitra-yuj, k, k, k, Ved. joining one's self to a friend, joining a friend to one's self; ( k ), m., N. of a man; ( jas ), m. pl., N. of his descendants. —Mitra-yuddha, am, n. a contest of friends, a strife or quarrel between friends, conflict of allies, feud. —Mitra-labdhi, is, f. = mitra-lābha below. —Mitra-lābha, as, m. acquisition of friends or of friendship, forming friendship; N. of the first book of the Hitopadeśa. —Mitra-vat, ān, atī, at, having friends, possessing friends; ( ān ), m., N. of a demon (said to steal oblations); N. of a son of the twelfth Manu; of a son of Kṛṣṇa; ( atī ), f., N. of a daughter of Kṛṣṇa. —Mitra-vatsala, as, ā, am, affectionate towards friends, winning, captivating, engaging. —Mitra-vana, am, n. ‘Mitra's wood,’ N. of a forest. —Mitra-varaṇa, am, n. choice of friends, the act of choosing of friends or acquaint- ances. —Mitra-varcas, ās, m. a proper N. —Mitra- vardha, see Gaṇa Dhūmādi to Pāṇ. IV. 2, 127; [cf. maitravardhaka. ] —Mitra-vardhana, as, ī, am, making friends prosperous, prospering friends (Ved.); N. of a demon (said to steal oblations). —Mitra-vardhra, see Gaṇa Dhūmādi to Pāṇ. IV. 2, 127. —Mitra-varman, ā, m. a proper N. —Mi- tra-vāha, as, m., N. of a son of the twelfth Manu. —Mitra-vid, t, m. ‘a friend-knower,’ one who knows friends, (various reading for mantra-vid, a spy.) —Mitra-vinda, as, ā, am, ‘finding friends, acquir- ing friends,’ epithet of an Agni; ( as ), m., N. of a son of the twelfth Manu; of a son of Kṛṣṇa; of a preceptor; ( ā ), f. epithet of an Iṣṭi; N. of a wife of Kṛṣṇa. —Mitra-viṣaya, as, m. friendship. —Mitra-vaira, am, n., Ved. dissension among friends. —Mitra-śarman, ā, m., N. of various persons. —Mitra-śis, īs, īs, īs ( śis fr. rt. śās, cf. āśis ), ruling over friends or allies; see Vopa-deva XXVI. 69. —Mitra-saptamī, f. epithet of the seventh day in the light half of the month Mārga- Page0778-a+ 80 śīrṣa. —Mitra-samprāpti, is, f. ‘acquistion of friends,’ N. of the second book of the Pañca-tantra. —Mitra-saha, as, ā, am, tolerant of friends, in- dulgent towards friends; ( as ), m., N. of a king, (also called Kalmāṣa-pāda ); N. of a Brāhman. —Mitra-sāha, as, ā, am, = mitra-saha above. —Mitra-sāhvayā, f., N. of a divine being. —Mi- tra-sena, as, m., N. of a son of the twelfth Manu; of a grandson of Kṛṣṇa; of a Buddhist; of a king of the Draviḍa country. —Mitra-hatyā, f. the mur- der of a friend. —Mitra-han, ā, m. one who kills or murders a friend; [cf. mitra-ghna. ] —Mitra- hū = mitraṃ hvayati, see Vopa-deva XXVI. 72. —Mitrākhya (°ra-ākh°), as, ā, am, named after Mitra. —Mitrācāra (°ra-āc°), as, m. treatment of friends, conduct to be observed towards a friend. —Mitrātithi (°ra-at°), is, m., Ved. a proper N. —Mitrānugrahaṇa (°ra-an°), am, n. the act of favouring friends or causing them prosperity. —Mi- trābhidroha (°ra-abh°), as, m. = mitra-droha, q. v. —Mitrā-varuṇa, au, m. du. Mitra and Varuṇa, see p. 777, under 1. mitra; ( mitrā-varuṇayor aya- nam, N. of a particular festival.) —Mitrāvaruṇa- vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. accompanied by Mitra and Varuṇa. —Mitrāvaruṇīya, am, n. the office of the Ṛtvij Mitrā-varuṇa. —Mitrā-vasu, us, m., N. of a son of Viśvā-vasu, king of the Siddhas. —Mitrī-kṛ, cl. 8. P. A. —karoti, -kurute, &c., to make a friend, make any one a friend, make any one friendly to one's self. —Mitrī-bhū, cl. 1. P. -bhavati, &c., to become a friend, make friends with (with inst.). —Mitrī-bhūya, ind. becoming a friend or friendly. —Mitreru (°ra-īru°), us, us, u, Ved. (Sāy.) troubling friends, disturbing friends or friendly wor- shippers (= mitrāṇāṃ yajamānānām īrayitṛ, = mitrāṇām bādhaka). —Mitreśvara (°ra-īś°), scil. hara, N. of a statue of Śiva erected by Mitra-śarman. —Mitrodaya (°ra-ud°), as, m. a friend's welfare, the success or prosperity of a friend; sunrise; N. of a work by Mitra-miśra on jurisprudence, (abbre- viated from vīra-m°. ) [ ID=37369 ]
- friend  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 2-164 ] Mitra denotes ‘friend’ in the Rigveda 1 and later. 2 According to the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3 a wife is a man's friend, and in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 4 the value of a friend is insisted upon. Treachery to a friend is reprobated. 5 [ Footnote: 1) Masculine: i. 58, 1; 67, 1; 75, 4; 156, 1; 170, 5; ii. 4, 1. 3, etc. The neuter does not with certainty occur in the sense of ‘friend’ in the Rv.] [ Footnote: 2) Masculine: Av. v. 19, 15; xi. 9, 2; Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā, xxvii. 4; Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, x. 80. Neuter: Taittirīya Saṃhitā, vi. 4, 8, 1; Taittirīya Brāh- maṇa, i. 7, 8, 7; Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, vi. 20, 17; viii. 27, 2; Śatapatha Brāh- maṇa, iv. 1, 4, 8; v. 3, 5, 13; xi. 4, 3, 20, etc.] [ Footnote: 3) vi. 2, 9, 2.] [ Footnote: 4) i. 5, 3, 17.] [ Footnote: 5) Cf. Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, i. 7, 1, 7.] [ ID=2484 ]

### Various Proper Names (10 definitions)
- name of a Marut  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Marut, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=164150 ]
- a son of Vasishta and various other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Vasiṣṭha and various other men, Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=164151 ]
- the name of an Apsaras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 816,1] मित्रा (mitrā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of an Apsaras, Mahābhārata (Title) ( B. चित्रा (citrā) ) [ ID=164154 ]
- mother of Maitreya and Maitreyi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the mother of Maitreya and Maitreyī, Śaṃkarācārya [Cologne Addition] (Author) on Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=164155 ]
- the mother of Shatrughna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the mother of Śatru-ghna (= सु - मित्रा (su-mitrā) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) ई (ī) ) [ ID=164156 ]
- A brahmarshi, and one of the seven sons of Vasishtha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 2-703 ] Mitra (I) — a Brahmaṛṣi, and one of the seven sons of Vasiṣṭha. Bhā. IV. 1. 41. [ ID=10771 ]
- a son of Vasudeva and Madira  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (V) — a son of Vasudeva and Madīrā. Br. III. 71. 171; Vā. 96. 169. [ ID=10775 ]
- a Marut gana  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (VI) — a Marut gaṇa. M. 171. 52. [ ID=10776 ]
- a son of Manibhadra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (VIII) — a son of Maṇibhadra. Vā. 69. 156. [ ID=10778 ]
- a Vasishtha branch  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-705 ] Mitra (IX) — a Vāsiṣṭha branch. Vā. 70. 90. [ ID=10779 ]

### Mitra (Vedic Deity/Āditya) (6 definitions)
- An Aditya deity who calls men to activity, sustains earth and sky, and beholds all creatures, later considered the deity of the constellation Anuradha.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an Āditya (generally invoked together with Varuṇa cf. मित्रा - व् (mitrā-v) ° (°), and often associated with Aryaman q.v.; Mitra is extolled alone in Ṛg-veda (Title) iii, 59, and there described as calling men to activity, sustaining earth and sky and beholding all creatures with unwinking eye; in later times he is considered as the deity of the constellation Anurādhā, and father of Utsarga), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=164148 ]
- Mitra and Varuna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > du. = मित्र - वरुण (mitra-varuṇa), Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=164153 ]
- Name of the god Mitra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the god Mitra (enumerated among the 10 fires), Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=164162 ]
- one of the Adityas  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 480-1 ] Mitra (“friend”), one of the Ādityas. § 88 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2523 (the second of the Ādityas).—§ 171 (Vicitravīryasutotpatti): I, 105, 4260 ( putrāṇ…M°ā- Varuṇayoḥ samān ).—§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4822 (the third of the Ādityas, present at the birth of Arjuna).—§ 258 (Khāṇḍavadahanap.): I, 227, 8268 (armed with a discus he partook in the battle between the gods and Arjuna + Kṛṣṇa); 229, 8360 (Agni identified with M.).—§ 266 (Śakrasabhāv.): II, 7, 302 (in the palace of Indra).—§ 310 b (Sūrya): III, 3, 191 (Sūrya identified with M.).—§ 370 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 84, 8113 ( °ā-Varuṇayor lokān ).—§ 392 (do.): III, 114 α, †10121.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 155, 6718 ( yathāmbupati-M°au Tārakaṃ Daityasattamaṃ, sc. adhāvatāṃ ).—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45 γ, 2507 (came to the investiture of Skanda), (δ), 2543 (gave Skanda two companions, Suvrata and Satyasandha).—§ 615 ff (Asita Devala): IX, 50 μ, 2892 ( °ā-Varuṇayor lokān ).—§ 615 (Baladevatīrthayātrā): IX, 54, 3048 ( °ā-Varuṇayor… āśramaṃ ).—§ 665 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 208 β, 7581 (the fourth of the Ādityas), (η), 7595 ( °ā-Varuṇayoḥ putraḥ… Agastyaḥ ).—§ 682 (do.): XII, 281 β, 10052 (Viṣṇu identified with M.).—§ 707 (do.): XII, 314, 11608 ( pāyur adhyātmam ity āhur yathā tattvārthadarśinaḥ|visargam adhibhūtañ ca M°s tatrādhidaivataṃ ); 319, 11751 ( °ṃ Varuṇam eva ca ), 11762 (= Puruṣa).—§ 719 (Gautamī-lubdhaka-vyāla- Mṛtyu-Kālas.): XIII, 1 α, 55.—§ 730 (Mahādevasahasra- nāmas.): XIII, 17, 1218 (= Śiva, 1000 names 2 ).—§ 748 b (Tārakavadhop.): XIII, 86 α, 4201 (came to see Skanda).— § 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151 γ, 7092 (the third of the Ādityas), (η), 7113 ( °ā-Varuṇayoḥ putraḥ…Agastyaḥ ).— § 775 (do.): XIII, 166 δ, 7666 (do.).—§ 782 b (Brāhmaṇa- gītā): XIV, 21, 631.—§ 782 g (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 42, 1127 ( avāggatir apānaś ca pāyur adhyātmam ucyate | adhibhūtaṃ visargaś ca M°as tatrādhidaivataṃ ), 1167 (= the Supreme spirit).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 60 β, 1787 ( gupto… M°eṇa Varuṇo yathā ). [ ID=7322 ]
- 1. A son of Aditi and an Aditya, representing the sun. 2. A divine figure who milked the earth as a cow for the gods. 3. A deity who cursed Urvashi to be born on earth and whose seed gave birth to Agastya and Vasishtha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (II) — a son of Aditī; 1 an Āditya; a name used for the sun; 2 Bhaga to see through the eye of; 3 acted as milkman of the Devas to milk the cow-earth when Indra was calf; the Page2-704+ 34 milk was of vigorous strength and the vessel was of gold; 4 loved Ūrvaśī and finding her thinking of Varuṇa, cursed her to be born on the earth; performed austerities at Badarī, saw Ūrvaśī and let flow his retas, which was collected by Ūrvaśī in a pot and from which came Agastya and Vasiṣṭha; 5 fought with Praheti in the Devāsura war; 6 was offered sacri- fice by Vasiṣṭha on behalf of Śrāddhadeva; 7 worshipped by Yudhiṣṭhira and Akrūra; 8 to be worshipped in house-build- ing; also in palace building; 9 in the sun's chariot in the months of Śuci and Jyeṣṭha. 10 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. VI. 6. 39.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. I. 13. 30; M. 6. 4; Br. II. 23. 5, 104; 24. 33, 39; III. 3. 67; IV. 20. 48; Vā. 66. 66; Vi. I. 15. 131.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. IV. 7. 3.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 10. 17.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. 61. 27, 31; 126. 6; 171. 56; 201. 23-9.] [ Footnote: 6) Bhā. VIII. 10. 28.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. IX. 1. 13.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. X. 39. 32.] [ Footnote: 9) M. 253. 43; 268. 22.] [ Footnote: 10) Vi. II. 10. 7.] [ ID=10772 ]
- Her husband was Revati, and Utsarga and others were her sons.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-704 ] Mitra (III) — His wife was Revatī. Utsarga and others were her sons. Bhā. VI. 18. 6. [ ID=10773 ]

### The Sun (3 definitions)
- the sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the sun, Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. ( cf. comp. ) [ ID=164149 ]
- 1. The sun. 2. A Vedic deity.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 573-04 ] मित्र (mitra) (I) m. 1. the sun; 2. the name of a Vedic deity. [ ID=30178 ]
- the name of the sun in the month of Shukra (Jyeshtha)  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (IV) — the name of the sun in the month of Śukra (Jyeṣṭha). Bhā. XII. 11. 35; Vā. 52. 6. [ ID=10774 ]

### To Act as a Friend (verb) (3 definitions)
- to act in a friendly manner  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 816,3] 2. मित्र (mitra) Nom. P. मित्र (mitra) ति (mitrati), to act in a friendly manner, Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya (Title) [ ID=164286 ]
- behave as a friend  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मित्र (mitra) [Printed book page 228-1 ] मित्र (mitra) 1. mitra, den. P. behave as a friend. [ ID=14173 ]
- To be friendly or act in a friendly manner.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0778-a ] 2. mitra, Nom. P. mitrati, &c., to be friendly, act in a friendly manner. [ ID=37370 ]

### An Ally (political sense) (2 definitions)
- An ally, particularly a prince whose territory adjoins that of an enemy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > an ally (a prince whose territory adjoins that of an immediate neighbour who is called अरि (ari), enemy, Manu-smṛti (Title) vii, 158 &c., in this meaning also applied to planets, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) ) [ ID=164160 ]
- 1. Hereditary ally. 2. Enemy of the enemy. 3. Acquired ally.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mitra (VII) — of three kinds to a King; the hereditary- ally, the enemy of the enemies and the Kṛtrima (acquired) ally. M. 220. 17-18. [ ID=10777 ]

### A Mode of Fighting (1 definition)
- a particular mode of fighting  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. mode of fighting, Harivaṃśa (Title) ( v.l. for भिन्न (bhinna) ). [ ID=164163 ]

### Friendship (1 definition)
- friendship  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 816,1] मित्र (mitra) n. friendship, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=164157 ]

### Resemblance or Likeness (1 definition)
- resemblance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a companion to = resemblance of ( gen.; ifc. = resembling, like), Bālarāmāyaṇa (Title); Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa (Title) [ ID=164161 ]

### The Third Muhūrta (1 definition)
- of the third Muhurta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the third Muhūrta, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=164152 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; 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, University of Cologne.

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