Kritrimamitra, Kṛtrimamitra, Kritrima-mitra: 5 definitions

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Kritrimamitra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Kṛtrimamitra can be transliterated into English as Krtrimamitra or Kritrimamitra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kritrimamitra in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kṛtrimamitra (कृत्रिममित्र).—m S (A made friend.) A friend acquired (as by conferring of benefits). 2 A false friend.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kṛtrima-mitra (कृत्रिम-मित्र).—(A made friend.) A friend acquired (as by conferring of bene- fits). A false friend.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kritrimamitra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛtrimamitra (कृत्रिममित्र).—m.

(-traḥ) An acquired friend; one on whom benefits have been conferred, or from whom they have been received. E. kṛtrima made, and mitra a friend; also similar compounds in this or other senses, kṛtrimaśatru an acquired enemy, kṛtrimaudāsīna one who is indifferent to benefits or injuries, neither an acquired friend nor foe.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛtrimamitra (कृत्रिममित्र):—[=kṛtrima-mitra] [from kṛtrima > kṛ] n. an acquired friend (on whom benefits have been conferred or from whom they have been received), [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛtrimamitra (कृत्रिममित्र):—[kṛtrima-mitra] (traḥ) 1. m. An acquired friend. So kṛtrima-śatru an acquired enemy, and similar compounds.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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