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mithu

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Mithu (adv.) [cp. Vedic mithū & P. micchā; mith, cp. mithaḥ alternately, Av. miqō wrongly; Goth. misso one another, missa -- leiks different; Ger. E. prefix mis -- i. e.wrongly: Ger. missetat wrong doing=misdeed; Lat. mūto to change, mutuus reciprocal; Goth. maipms present=Ags. mapum; mith in Vedic Sk. is "to be opposed to each other," whereas in Vedic mithuna the notion of "pair" prevails. See also methuna] opposite, reciprocally, contrary Sn 825, 882 (taken by Nd1 163 & 290, on both passages identically, as n. pl. of adj. instead of adv., & expld by "dve janā dve kalaha -- kāraka" etc.).

 -- bheda [evidently in meaning of mitta -- bheda "break of friendship," although mithu means "adversary," thus perhaps "breaking, so as to cause opposition"] breaking of alliance, enmity D ii.76; J iv.184 (here with v. l. mitta˚); Kvu 314.