Indra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.
  2. a daeva who is second only to Angra Mainyu in the demonic hierarchy.

Word forms

Indra

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra).

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