इन्द्र indra

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

God of rain (Jupiter or Zeus in Greek and Roman mythologies). In spiritual sense: Shiv Baba who rains knowledge on souls.

Usual translation

  1. Indra

Origin of the definition

Indra. God of rain. In spiritual sense: Shiv Baba who rains knowledge on souls.

S اندر इन्द्र indra, and H. इन्दर indar , s.m. The king of the gods, the regent of the visible heavens; the thunderer (he is the Jove of the Hindū mythology); the god of rain: — indrāsan (indra+āsana), s.m. The throne of Indra: — indra-badhu, s.f. The wife of Indra; — name of an insect (a species of acarus of a scarlet colour and like velvet), the red-velvet insect (syn. bīr-bahuṭṭī): — indra-prasth, s.m. The ancient name of Dehlī: — indra-puri, s.f. The capital of Indra and the abode of the immortals: — indar-jāl (indra-jāla), s.m. Deception, cheating; trick, stratagem; magic, juggling; illusion: — indar-jālī, adj. Unreal, deceptive, illusory; magical; — s.m. Cheat, knave; magician, juggler, conjurer: — indar-jau (indra+yaia), s.m. The seed of a certain medicinal plant, Nerium antidysentericum, sparrow's tongue: — indra-jīt, s.m. Thunder: — indra-dwādaśī, s.f. The twelfth day of the month Bhadra, a festival in honour of Indra: — indra-dhanush, s.m. The rainbow: — indar-kā akhāṛā, s.m. lit. 'The court of Indra'; a place of amusement and pleasure, dancing-saloon, assembly-room: — indra-lok, s.m. The abode of Indra, the paradise of the immortals: — indra-nīl, s.m. Sapphire; emerald.

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