Indra

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	update #94
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali, Indonesian

Scripts इन्द्र(Sanskrit, Nepali) इन्द्र, इंद्र(Hindi)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈin̪.d̪ɾɐ/(Sanskrit) /ˈɪn.dɹə/(English) /ˈɪn.d̪ɾᵊ/(Hindi) /ˈin.dra/(Indonesian)

Meaning & History

Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" and र (ra) meaning "acquiring, possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain, frequently depicted riding the elephant Airavata. He is the chief god in the Rigveda.