इन्द्राणीindrāṇī

इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning the wife of Indra, name of Durga, the pupil of the left eye, a kind of sexual intercourse, the plant Vitex Negundo, a species of colocynth. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Goddess Indrāṇī, wife of Indra (Śacī), Name of plants (e.g., Vitex Negundo, Colocynth), A type of coitus.

Meanings by context

Goddess Indrāṇī, wife of Indra (Śacī)

11 definitions
the wife of Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Indra's wife

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Indra. 2. A plant.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Indra's wife

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The wife of Indra

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Indra. 2. A plant.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The wife of Indra

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the wife of Indra

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Indra. 2. An epithet of Durga. 3. One of the divine mothers. 4. A kind of coitus. 5. The plant Vitex negundo.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Shachi

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The wife of Indra. 2. A divine power or shakti.

The Purana Index

Name of plants (e.g., Vitex Negundo, Colocynth)

2 definitions
the plant Vitex Negundo

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a species of colocynth

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A type of coitus

1 definition
a kind of sexual intercourse

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An epithet for Durgā / Mātṛkā

1 definition
Name of Durga

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pupil of the left eye

1 definition
the pupil of the left eye

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Temple or worship of Goddess Indrāṇī

1 definition
The temple of Indrani in Vidarbha.

The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, 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.