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Indra definition

ĭndrə
(Hinduism) The god of war and weather; also the King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.
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A principal Vedic deity associated with rain and thunder.
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(person, proper) The chief god of the early Hindu religion, associated with rain and thunderbolts.
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Origin of indra

  • From Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra).

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Indra Sentence Examples

  • In the Rig-Veda there is one Apsaras, wife of Gandharva; in the later scriptures there are many Apsaras who act as the handmaidens of Indra and dance before his throne.

  • He is celebrated as a dual divinity with Indra, Agni, Pushan or Rudra, in other books.

  • They are the companions of Indra, and associated with him in the wielding of thunderbolts, sometimes as his equals, sometimes as his servants.

  • The plant's true home is heaven, and soma is drunk by gods as well as men, and it is under its influence that Indra is related to have created the universe and fixed the earth and sky in their place.

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