सुमित्राsumitrā

सुमित्रा (sumitrā) is a Sanskrit word meaning having good friends, a good friend, name of a demon, author of the tenth book of the Rigveda, author of the tenth mandala of the Rigveda, of a king of the Sauviras. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Sumitra (m.): Son of Various Individuals, Sumitra (m.): Name of Kings, Sumitrā (f.): Other Female Figures.

Meanings by context

Sumitra (m.): Son of Various Individuals

7 definitions
of a son of Gada

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of a son of Shyama

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a son of Shamika

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a son of Krishna

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a son of Vrishni

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A son of Agnimitra

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A son of Suratha.

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Sumitra (m.): Name of Kings

3 definitions
of a king of the Sauviras

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of a king of Mithila

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a king of Magadha

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Sumitrā (f.): Other Female Figures

3 definitions
The name of a Yakshini

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of the mother of Markandeya

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of the mother of Jaya-deva

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Etymological Meaning: Good Friend / Having Good Friends

2 definitions
having good friends

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a good friend

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Sumitra (m.): Author of Rigvedic Hymns

2 definitions
author of the tenth book of the Rigveda

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author of the tenth mandala of the Rigveda

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Sumitra (m.): Other Figures (Charioteer, Demon)

2 definitions
name of a demon

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of the charioteer of Abhimanyu

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Sumitrā (f.): Wife of Daśaratha

2 definitions
the wife of Dasharatha and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna

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Wife of Dasharatha and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 2 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.