# सुमित्रा (sumitrā)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `sumitrA`  **IAST:** sumitrā  **Devanagari:** सुमित्रा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitra
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sumitra/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सुमित्र (sumitra)

## Meanings by context

### Sumitra (m.): Son of Various Individuals (7 definitions)
- of a son of Gada  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Gada, Hariv. [ ID=248380 ]
- of a son of Shyama  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Śyāma, ib. [ ID=248381 ]
- a son of Shamika  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Śamīka ( v.l. Samīka), BhP. [ ID=248382 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, ib. [ ID=248383 ]
- a son of Vrishni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Vṛṣṇi, ib. [ ID=248384 ]
- A son of Agnimitra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Agni-mitra, Vāsavadattā (Title), Introd. [ ID=248385 ]
- A son of Suratha.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Su-ratha (the last of the race of the Ikṣvākus), BhP. [ ID=248386 ]

### Sumitra (m.): Name of Kings (3 definitions)
- of a king of the Sauviras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of the Sauvīras, MBh. [ ID=248376 ]
- of a king of Mithila  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Mithilā, Buddh. [ ID=248377 ]
- a king of Magadha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Magadha (father of the Arhat Su-vrata), Śatr. [ ID=248378 ]

### Sumitrā (f.): Other Female Figures (3 definitions)
- The name of a Yakshini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1231,2] सु (su) — मित्रा (—mitrā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of a Yakṣiṇī, Kathās. [ ID=248387 ]
- of the mother of Markandeya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the mother of Mārkaṇḍeya, Cat. [ ID=248389 ]
- of the mother of Jaya-deva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the mother of Jaya-deva, ib. [ ID=248390 ]

### Etymological Meaning: Good Friend / Having Good Friends (2 definitions)
- having good friends  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1231,1] सु (su) — मित्र (—mitra) a mf( आ (ā) )n. having good friends, RV.; TS.; BhP. [ ID=248371 ]
- a good friend  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1231,2] सु (su) — मित्र (—mitra) m. a good friend, RV. [ ID=248372 ]

### Sumitra (m.): Author of Rigvedic Hymns (2 definitions)
- author of the tenth book of the Rigveda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 69, 70 (with patr. Vādhryaśva.), Anukr. [ ID=248374 ]
- author of the tenth mandala of the Rigveda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 105 (with patr. Kautsa), ib. [ ID=248375 ]

### Sumitra (m.): Other Figures (Charioteer, Demon) (2 definitions)
- name of a demon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a demon, MBh. [ ID=248373 ]
- of the charioteer of Abhimanyu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the charioteer of Abhimanyu, MBh. [ ID=248379 ]

### Sumitrā (f.): Wife of Daśaratha (2 definitions)
- the wife of Dasharatha and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the wives of Daśa-ratha (mother of Lakṣmaṇa and Śatru-ghna), R.; Ragh. [ ID=248388 ]
- Wife of Dasharatha and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सुमित्रा (sumitrā) [Printed book page 657-2 ] Sumitrā, wife of Daśaratha. § 525 (Rāmopaknyānap.): III, 274, 15879 (mother of Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna).— § 527 (do.): III, 277, 15980. [ ID=10291 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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