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- proper noun Hinduism She was the third wife of King Dasaratha; mother of twins
Lakshmana and Shatrughna inRamayana . - proper noun A female
given name mostly used in India.
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Examples
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‘Blessed was the mother’ and ‘blessed was the son’, acclaims Tulsidas, in his description of Sumitra.
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In the Puthra Kameshti Yaga, that was performed to beget children, both Kausalya and Kaikeyi offered their second portion of the Kheer to Sumitra.
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The poet further eulogises this great character, when he says, Only such type of mothers who is like Sumitra is worthy of being called a mother and a child having taken birth from the womb of such a mother is worthy of being called a son.
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That is the strategy Sumitra Jain opted for, saying she would only buy part of her daughter's wedding-jewelry requirement now and wait for a further decline in prices to buy the rest.
India Slows Rush for Gold Debiprasad Nayak 2011
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But even Kaikeyi could not beget a son, and eventually Dasaratha married Sumitra, the princess of Magadha, another kingdom with strong political ties to Ayodhya.
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Sumitra, the third queen of king Dashratha, hailed from the ancient kingdom of Kashi.
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Sumitra biswal lecture in Srusti Academy of Manegement love to teach communication, business law and Advertising.
English as Intellectual Make Up for Indians « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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A few years ago, a friend, Sumitra, came from her native India to visit relatives in Toronto.
Archive 2007-04-01 Belinda 2007
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A few years ago, a friend, Sumitra, came from her native India to visit relatives in Toronto.
Costly Faith Belinda 2007
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Rinky, who by now had attached herself to her own parents, began moving toward Aditya and Sumitra, joining the crowd that was working its way toward them.
Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007
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