Sumitra

In the epics

Sumitra appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a queen: Mother of Lakshmana; gives him blessing advising him to see Rama as Dasharatha, Sita as herself, and the forest as Ayodhya.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Good friend”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
• Yara — Friend, companion, beloved
• Gurmeet — Friend of the Guru, Guru's companion
• Jagmeet — Friend of the world, companion to all
• Madhumita — Sweet friend; intoxicating sweetness
• Sukhmeet — Friend of peace, companion of serenity

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Where this comes from

Sumitra has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.