मैत्र [ maitra ] [ maitrá ] m. f. n. ( fr. [ mitra ] , of , which it is also the Vṛiddhi form in comp.) coming from or given by or belonging to a friend , friendly , amicable , benevolent , affectionate , kind Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

belonging or relating to Mitra Lit. VS.

[ maitra ] m. " friend of all creatures " , a Brāhman who has arrived at the highest state of human perfection Lit. L.

a partic. mixed caste or degraded tribe ( the offspring of an out-caste Vaiśya ; cf. [ maitreyaka ] ) Lit. Mn. x , 23

( scil. [ saṃdhi ] ) an alliance based on good-will Lit. Kām.

a friend (= [ mitra ] ) Lit. Pāṇ. 5-4 , 36 Vārtt. 4 Lit. Pat.

N. of the 12th astrol. Yoga Lit. Col.

the anus Lit. Kull. on Lit. Mn. xii , 72

a man's N. much used as the N. of an imaginary person in giving examples in gram. and philos. (cf. [ caitra ] and Lat. (Caius) )

N. of an Āditya (= [ mitra ] ) Lit. VP.

of a preceptor Lit. Cat.

[ maitrī ] f. see below

[ maitra ] n. (ifc. [ ā ] ) friendship Lit. ŚBr.

a multitude of friends Lit. MBh. ( Lit. Nīlak.)

= [ -nakṣatra ] Lit. Sūryas.

an early morning prayer addressed to Mitra Lit. BhP.

evacuation of excrement (presided over by Mitra ; [ maitraṃ ] √ 1. [ kṛ ] , to void excrement) Lit. Mn. iv , 152

= [ -sūtra ] .