# इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `indrARI`  **IAST:** indrāṇī  **Devanagari:** इन्द्राणी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrani
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/indrani/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** इंद्राणी (iṃdrāṇī)

## Meanings by context

### Goddess Indrāṇī, wife of Indra (Śacī) (11 definitions)
- the wife of Indra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 167,2] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) f. the wife of Indra, RV.; AV.; VS.; TS.; MBh. &c. [ ID=29205 ]
- Indra's wife  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 046-1 ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) indrāṇī́, f. Indraʼs wife. [ ID=4137 ]
- 1. The wife of Indra. 2. A plant.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 132 ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) 1 The wife of INDRA. 2 A plant, ( Vitex negundo :) see the preceding. E. इन्द्र, ङीष् (indra, ṅīṣ) affix, and आनुक (ānuka) augment. [ ID=6333 ]
- Indra's wife  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 107-b ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) ( णी ) ((ṇī)) 3. f. Idem. Indra's wife. [ ID=5721 ]
- The wife of Indra  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 118-04 ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) f. The wife of Indra. [ ID=5833 ]
- 1. The wife of Indra. 2. A plant.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 108-b ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) 1. The wife of INDRA. 2. A plant, (Vitex negundo:) see the preceding. E. इन्द्र, ङीष् (indra, ṅīṣ) affix, and आनुक् (ānuk) augment. [ ID=6331 ]
- The wife of Indra  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 0100-b ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) indrāṇī, i. e. indra + ī, f. The wife of Indra, MBh. 1, 7351. [ ID=1871 ]
- the wife of Indra  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 075 ] इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) f. N. of Indra's wife. [ ID=4979 ]
- 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)*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 0141-a ] Indrāṇī, f. the wife of Indra; N. of Durgā, reckoned as one of the eight mothers ( mātṛkā ) or divine energies; a kind of coitus; the plant Vitex Negundo. [ ID=9928 ]
- Shachi  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 343-1 ] Indrāṇī = Śacī, q.v. [ ID=4643 ]
- 1. The wife of Indra. 2. A divine power or shakti.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) [Printed book page 1-198 ] Indrāṇī (I) — sat with Indra in his sabhā. 1 Punished Nahuṣa for his overweening pride. 2 Was the mother of Jayanta and two other sons. 3 Welcomed Kṛṣṇa and Satya- bhāmā to Amarāvati. Satyabhāmā aggrieved against her and thought her proud of her riches and of her Lord's prowess. 4 A śakti. 5 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. VI. 7. 6.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. IX. 18. 3; VI. 13. 16.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. VI. 18. 7.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 59. 38; [65 (V) 5], [28]; [67 (V) 19].] [ Footnote: 5) Br. IV. 44. 84, 111.] [ ID=1569 ]

### Name of plants (e.g., Vitex Negundo, Colocynth) (2 definitions)
- the plant Vitex Negundo  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant Vitex Negundo, L. [ ID=29209 ]
- a species of colocynth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a species of Colocynth, Nir. [ ID=29210 ]

### A type of coitus (1 definition)
- a kind of sexual intercourse  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of coitus, L. [ ID=29208 ]

### An epithet for Durgā / Mātṛkā (1 definition)
- Name of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Durgā, Hariv., (reckoned as one of the eight mothers [ मातृका (mātṛkā) ] or divine energies) [ ID=29206 ]

### Pupil of the left eye (1 definition)
- the pupil of the left eye  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the pupil of the left eye ( cf. इन्द्र (indra) ), ŚBr. [ ID=29207 ]

### Temple or worship of Goddess Indrāṇī (1 definition)
- The temple of Indrani in Vidarbha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Indrāṇī (II) — The temple of — in Vidarbha. This was visited by Rukmiṇī on the day prior to her marriage for worship. Indrāṇī and Indra were kuladevatas of Vidar- bhas. 1 Image of. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. X. 53. 49 [1 & 2], and 50.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 13. 52; 260. 70; 261. 31.] [ ID=1570 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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