Mitrayu, Mitrāyu: 9 definitions
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Mitrayu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaMitrāyu (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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMitrayu (मित्रयु).—a.
1) Friendly-minded.
2) Winning friends.
-yuḥ A friend.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMitrayu (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMitrāyu (मित्रायु).—[adjective] seeking friendship.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMitrayu (मित्रयु):—[(yuḥ-yuḥ-yu) a.] Attractive. m. A friend; a friend of traditions.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Mitrayuddha, Mitrayuj.
Full-text: Mitreyu, Mitray, Maitreyaka, Divodasa, Cyavana, Maitrayana, Maitreya, Jantu, Romaharshana, Prishata, Maitreyika, Somaka, Drupada, Sudasa, Nilavamsha, Sahadeva.
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The Puranas < [Third Section]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Varṇa (2): The Kṣatriyas < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Maha-Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Historical elements in the Mahā-Purāṇas]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 19 - Yayāti’s son Puru < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Chapter 6 - The branches of the Sāma and Atharva Vedas; The purāṇas < [Book Three: Society]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Form of the Purāṇas < [Preface]
Chapter XIX - Dynasty of Puru < [Book IV]
Chapter VI - Division of the Sama-veda < [Book III]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)