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Amitra, Āٰ: 13 definitions

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Amitra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Amitra (अमित्र).—A Marut of the second ṇa.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 5. 93.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Amitra (अमित्र) refers to “enemies�, according to Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “When one is making fire by friction, first the flame takes fire on the soft grass and dried cow dung and, as the strength of the fire increases, it is able to consume big pieces of moist wood. It is the same for the concentration of loving-kindness (ٰī-): at the beginning, when one make the vows for loving-kindness, one applies them only to one’s friends (mitra); but when the mind of loving-kindness has grown, enemies (amitra) and relatives (bandhu) become mixed up and one sees them all as experiencing happiness: this is because the Բ or 貹ٳپ of loving-kindness have grown and are becoming complete�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

amitra (अमित्र).—a S Inimical or unfriendly.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Amitra (अमित्र).—[na mitram; by Uṇdi-sūtra 4.173 fr. am to go against; amerdviṣati cit; ٰ� śatru�] Not a friend, an enemy, adversary, a foe, rival, opponent; स्याताममित्र� मित्रे � सहजप्राकृतावपि (sytmamitrau mitre ca sahajaprkṛtvapi) Śiśuplavadha 2.36; तस्य मित्राण्यमित्रास्त� (tasya mitrṇyamitrste) 11; Dk. 19,171; M.1; प्रकृत्यमित्रा हि सतामसाधव� (prakṛtyamitr hi satmasdhava�) Kirtrjunīya 14.21; Manusmṛti 7. 83;12.79;2.239.

An enemy; °युध् (yudh) Ved. subduing one's enemies.

Derivable forms: ٰ� (अमित्र�).

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Āٰ (आमित्र).�a. [ٰ-�] Inimical; odious; छित्वा शरासनं शत्रोर्नागमामित्रमार्दयत� (chitv śarsana� śatrorngammitramrdayat) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 8.12.4.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Amitra (अमित्र).—m.

(-ٰ�) An enemy, an adversary. mfn.

(-ٰ�-ٰ-tra�) Unfriendly, hostile. E. am to go, and itra Unadi affix, or a neg. and mitra a friend.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Amitra (अमित्र).—[masculine] ( [feminine]) enemy; ad. vat�; [abstract] t� [feminine]; [denominative] try, yate�.

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

1) Amitra (अमित्र):—mf() ([from] �am [Uṇdi-sūtra iv, 1 73] or perhaps a-mitra, not a friend [Pṇini 6-2, 116,]‘not having a friend�, but See ⲹٰīṇa, etc.) an enemy, adversary, foe, [Ṛg-veda etc.]

2) mfn. not having a friend.

3) Āٰ (आमित्र):—mf(ī)n. ([from] a-mitra), caused or produced by an enemy, inimical, odious, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brhmaṇa]

4) belonging to an enemy, [Mahbhrata]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Amitra (अमित्र):—[a-mitra] (tra�) m. An enemy.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Amitra (अमित्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Amitta.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Amitra (ಅಮಿತ್ರ):—[noun] (masc.) one who is not a friend, but hostile; an enemy.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Amitra (अमित्र):—n. enemy; adversary; foe; rival; opponent;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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