# इन्द्रजित् (indrajit)

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इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) is a Sanskrit word meaning conqueror of Indra, an epithet of the son of Ravana, of a Danava, the father of Ravana and king of Kashmira, of a king and protector of Keshava-dasa, the son of Ravana and conqueror of Indra, conqueror of Indra, a name of Ravana's son. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Son of Rāvaṇa (Meghanāda), A Dānava (son of Danu), A king, patron of Keśava-dāsa.

- **SLP1:** `indrajit`  **IAST:** indrajit  **Devanagari:** इन्द्रजित्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrajit
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/indrajit/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Son of Rāvaṇa (Meghanāda) (7 definitions)
- conqueror of Indra, an epithet of the son of Ravana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 166,2] इन्द्र (indra) — जित् (—jit) m. ‘conqueror of Indra’, N. of the son of Rāvaṇa, R.; Ragh. [ ID=28996 ]
- The son of Ravana and conqueror of Indra.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्र (indra) जित् (jit) (indrajit) [Printed book page 132 ] इन्द्र (indra) जित् (jit) (indrajit) m. ( - जित् (jit) (-jit) ) The son of RĀVAṆA. E. इन्द्र (indra) and जित् (jit) who conquers: the conqueror of INDRA. [ ID=6299 ]
- Son of Ravana  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) [Printed book page 107-a ] इन्द्र - जित् (indra-jit) ( त् ) ((t)) 5. m. Son of Rāvana. [ ID=5686 ]
- The son of Ravana who conquered Indra.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्र (indra) जित् (jit) (indrajit) [Printed book page 108-a ] इन्द्र (indra) जित् (jit) (indrajit) m. ( - जित् (jit) (-jit) ) The son of RAVANA. E. इन्द्र (indra) and जित् (jit) who conquers: the conqueror of INDRA. [ ID=6297 ]
- Conqueror of Indra, a name of Ravana's son  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) [Printed book page 074 ] इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) m. Indra' conqueror, N. of Rāvaṇa's son etc. [ ID=4955 ]
- a Rakshasa, son of Ravana  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) [Printed book page 341-2 ] Indrajit, a Rākṣasa, son of Rāvaṇa. § 537 (Rāma-Rāvaṇa- yuddha): III, 285 β, 16371 (fought with Lakṣmaṇa), 16376.—§ 540 (Indrajidyuddha): III, 288, 16439 (son of Rāvaṇa, had formerly vanquished Indra), 16452 (fought with Lakṣmaṇa and Aṅgada), 16455, 16456.—§ 541 (Indra- jidvadha): III, 289, 16466, 16479, 16483 (is slain by Lakṣmaṇa). Cf. Rāvaṇātmaja, Rāvaṇi. [ ID=4634 ]
- a son of Ravana who was killed in the Lanka war  
  *The Purana Index*
  > इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) [Printed book page 1-193 ] Indrajit (I) — a son of Rāvaṇa, killed in the Lanka war. Bhā. IX. 10. 18; Br. III. 6. 6. [ ID=1529 ]

### A Dānava (son of Danu) (2 definitions)
- of a Danava  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Dānava, Hariv. [ ID=28997 ]
- a son of Danu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Indrajit (II) — a son of Danu. M. 6. 19; Vā. 68. 6. [ ID=1530 ]

### A king, patron of Keśava-dāsa (1 definition)
- of a king and protector of Keshava-dasa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king and protector of Keśava-dāsa. [ ID=28999 ]

### A sacred place (tīrtha) (1 definition)
- a sacred bathing place near Garjanam on the Narmada river  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Indrajit (III) — a tīrtham near Garjanam on the Nar- madā. M. 190. 3. [ ID=1531 ]

### Father of Rāvaṇa and King of Kāśmīra (1 definition)
- the father of Ravana and king of Kashmira  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the father of Rāvaṇa and king of Kāśmīra, Rājat. [ ID=28998 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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