मिथस् [mithas] ind.
Mutually, reciprocally, to each other; कामान्माता पिता चैनं यदुत्पादयतो मिथः
[Ms.2.147;] oft. in comp. मिथःप्रस्थाने
[Ś.2.;] मिथःसमयात्
[Ś.5.] In secret or private, secretly, privately; भर्तुः प्रसादं प्रतिनन्द्य मूर्ध्ना वक्तुं मिथः प्राक्रमतैवमेनम्
[Ku.3.2;6.1;] [R.13.1.] Alternately, by turns. -Comp.
-असम्बन्धन्यायः a rule of interpretation according to which subsidiary portions (of a sentence) cannot be connected with one another. This rule is discussed by Jaimini and Śabara in 'गुणानां च परार्थत्वादसम्बन्धः समत्वात् स्यात्'
[MS.3.1.22] and भाष्य thereon.
-कृत्यम् mutual obligation.
-समयः mutual agreement.