INDRA

Meaning of INDRA in English

/in"dreuh/ , n.

1. Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.

2. a male given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

INDRA — In the ancient Vedic religion of India, chief of the gods and patron of warriors. Armed with lightning and thunderbolts …
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JALAMDHARA — [Hindu] Jalamdhara was one of the asuras. At one point he attained so much power that he was able to …
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INDRANI — [Hindu] Indrani was Indra's wife and consort; in the early Vedic accounts she was merely a female shadow of him. …
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