मित्र
English meaning: friend
Definition
A friend or ally. Also the name of a Vedic deity of friendship and contracts.
Example
“मित्रं संकटे साहाय्यं करोति।”
In English: “A friend gives help in trouble.”
Another example: “सत्यं मित्रम् आपदि परीक्ष्यते।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A word for a friend or ally, a neuter a-stem when meaning 'friend' (masculine as the name of the Vedic deity Mitra, god of friendship and contracts). Common across all registers, especially ethical and political (mitra-bheda 'splitting allies').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the root √मिद्/मिथ् or √मि (mi) 'to bind, befriend' + suffix -tra; literally 'binder, ally'. Also the Vedic god Mitra of friendship and contracts.
Related Words
- मैत्री
- मैत्र
- सख्य
- सौहृद
Common Collocations
- मित्रभेद
- मित्रलाभ
- सुहृन्मित्र
- मित्रकार्य
- परममित्र
Word Forms
n., a-stem (friend); nom./acc. मित्रम्, instr. मित्रेण, gen. मित्रस्य
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M