इन्द्रindra

इन्द्र (indra) is a Sanskrit word meaning the god of the atmosphere and sky, the lord of rain, regent of the east quarter and one of the twelve Adityas, identified with the supreme being in Vedanta, a prince, best, excellent, or the chief among a class of objects. Its 39 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them The Deity Indra and His Attributes, Other Persons/Deities Named Indra, Feminine Nouns Indrā/Indrī.

Roots
इन्द् (ind), स्यन्द् (syand), इन्व् (inv)
Definitions
39
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Meanings by context

The Deity Indra and His Attributes

15 definitions
the god of the atmosphere and sky

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the lord of rain

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

regent of the east quarter and one of the twelve Adityas

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Chief of the Vedic gods; when at the end of a compound, highest, chief, or prince of.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The king of the gods and regent of the atmosphere and east. 2. The Supreme Being. 3. Supreme power or authority. 4. One of the twelve Adityas. 5. A particular astrological Yoga. 6. The soul residing in the body. 7. Night. 8. A plant, Wrightea antidysenterica. 9. An organ of sense. 10. Best or excellent. 11. The fourteenth lunation of the month Jyeshtha. 12. One of the nine divisions of the known continent. Feminine: 1. A plant species. 2. The wife of Indra.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The king of the gods in Hindu mythology or the supreme being. 2. An organ of sense. 3. Used in compounds to mean the best.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The king of the gods. 2. First or foremost when used as the last part of a compound.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The king of the gods and regent of the east. 2. The Supreme Being. 3. Supremacy or supreme power. 4. An Aditya or demigod. 5. A division of a circle on the ecliptic. 6. The soul. 7. Night. 8. A plant. 9. An organ of sense. 10. Best or excellent when used in compounds. 11. The fourteenth lunation of the month Jyeshtha. 12. A division of Jambu Dwipa. Feminine: 1. A plant. 2. The wife of Indra.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of a deity, originally the supreme god of the Hindus. 2. First, or a king, especially when used as the final part of a compound word.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The national god of the Indo-Aryans. 2. Chief, first, or the best of one's kind.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Name of a Vedic god. 2. The best of its kind, chief, or prince.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. The god who in Vedic mythology reigns over the deities of the atmosphere, conquers the demons of darkness with his thunderbolt, and is a symbol of generous heroism. 2. The first or chief of any class of objects. 3. A prince. 4. The pupil of the right eye. 5. The plant Wrightia antidysenterica. 6. A vegetable poison. 7. The twenty-sixth Yoga or division of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic. 8. The Yoga star in the twenty-sixth Nakshatra, gamma Pegasi. 9. The human or animal soul. 10. Night. 11. One of the nine divisions of the known continent. 12. Best or excellent. 13. The wife of Indra. 14. The plant marjoram.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

the chief of the gods, lord of rain

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The chief of the gods.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The king of the gods, the god of rain, and wielder of the thunderbolt

The Purana Index

Other Persons/Deities Named Indra

7 definitions
Name of a grammarian

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a physician

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Skanda

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Surya

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Vasishtha and Prajapati of the Svarocisha epoch.

The Purana Index

one of Danu's sons

The Purana Index

Feminine Nouns Indrā/Indrī

3 definitions
the wife of Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a plant

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an attendant of Devi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Astronomical/Calendrical Term

2 definitions
the twenty-sixth division of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the Yoga star in the twenty-sixth Nakshatra, gamma Pegasi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Chief, Best, Prince

2 definitions
a prince

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

best, excellent, or the chief among a class of objects

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Miscellaneous Specific Meanings

2 definitions
the temple of Indra in Vidarbha

The Purana Index

a division of the day

The Purana Index

Plants or Vegetable Substance

2 definitions
the plant Wrightia Antidysenterica

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a vegetable poison

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Supreme Being or Soul

2 definitions
identified with the supreme being in Vedanta

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the human soul or the portion of spirit residing in the body

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Geographical Division (Jambudvipa)

1 definition
one of the nine divisions of the known continent

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Night

1 definition
night

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pupil of the Right Eye

1 definition
the pupil of the right eye

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Number Fourteen

1 definition
the number fourteen

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.