Mitrayu, Mitrāyu: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mitrāyu (मित्रायु):—Son of Divodāsa (the male counterpart of the twin children of Mudgala). He had four sons named Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.34, 9.22.1)
1a) Mitrāyu (मित्रायु).—A Vāsiṣṭha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 64.
1b) A son of Divodāsa and a Brahmiṣṭha; after him Maitreyas belonging to the side of Bhārgavas. Father of Cyavana.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 13; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 206; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 69-70.
1c) A pupil of Romaharṣaṇa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 17.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mitrayu (मित्रयु).—a.
1) Friendly-minded.
2) Winning friends.
-yuḥ A friend.
Mitrayu (मित्रयु).—mfn. (-yuḥ-yuḥ-yu) Attractive, winning or acquiring friends. m.
(-yuḥ) 1. A rememberer or retainer of traditions, a person acquainted with popular and unrecorded customs. 2. A friend. E. mitra a friend. yā to obtain, aff. ku.
Mitrāyu (मित्रायु).—[adjective] seeking friendship.
1) Mitrayu (मित्रयु):—[from mitra] mfn. ([from] [preceding]) friendly-minded, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] winning or acquiring friends, attractive, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] possessing worldly prudence, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a friend, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a teacher, [Purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Divo-dāsa, [Harivaṃśa]
7) [v.s. ...] [plural] (said to be also, [plural] [from] maitreya) the descendants of Mitrayu, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Pravara texts]
8) Mitrāyu (मित्रायु):—[from mitra] mfn. ([from] [preceding]) desiring a friend, seeking friendship, [Ṛg-veda]
9) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a preceptor, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa, [Introduction]]
10) [v.s. ...] of a son of Divo-dāsa, [Purāṇa] ([varia lectio] mitreyu).
Mitrayu (मित्रयु):—[(yuḥ-yuḥ-yu) a.] Attractive. m. A friend; a friend of traditions.
Mitrayu (मित्रयु):—(von mitray) [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 170. 7, 4, 35.]
1) adj. freundschaftlich gesinnt [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 15] (vgl. die Corrigg.). [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 489.] m. Freund [ŚABDĀRTHAK.] bei [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] = lokayātrābhijña Lebensklugheit besitzend [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 38.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [Viṣṇupurāṇa 283.] [Vāyupurāṇa] in [Oxforder] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 55,b,41.] [ĀGNEYA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] bei [BURNOUF,] [BHĀG.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher I, XXXIX.] eines Sohnes des Divodāsa [Harivaṃśa 1789.] pl. Name eines Geschlechts, pl. zu maitreya gaṇa yaskādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 63.] mitrayuvaḥ [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 10.] [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 60, 26.] — Vgl. mitrāyu, maitreya, maitreyikā .
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Mitrāyu (मित्रायु):—(von mitrāy)
1) adj. (Padap. mitrayu) Freundschaft suchend [Ṛgveda 1, 173, 10.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Sohnes des Divodāsa [Viṣṇupurāṇa 454.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 22, 1.] mitreyu ed. Bomb. — b) eines Lehrers [BURNOUF,] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa I, XXXVIII.] — Vgl. mitrayu .
Mitrayu (मित्रयु):——
1) *Adj. — a) freundschaftlich gesinnt. — b) Lebensklugheit besitzend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers und eines Sohnes des Divodāsa. Pl. mitrauvas die Nachkommen Mitrayu's ; soll auch Pl. zu maitreya sein.
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Mitrāyu (मित्रायु):——
1) Adj. Freundschaft suchend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Lehrers. — b) eines Sohnes des Dirvodāsa.
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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Starts with (+0): Mitrayuddha, Mitrayuj.
Full-text (+0): Mitreyu, Mitray, Maitreyaka, Divodasa, Cyavana, Maitreya, Maitrayana, Romaharshana, Jantu, Prishata, Maitreyika, Somaka, Drupada, Sudasa, Nilavamsha, Sahadeva.
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