Name Purandar Gender Masculine Usage Indian, Hindi, Odia Scripts पुरंदर(Hindi) Edit Status Status1. basic formatting Meaning & History Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit पुरंदर (Puraṃdará), an epithet of the Hindu god Indra meaning "destroyer of castles", from पुर (pura) meaning "fortress, castle, stronghold" and दर (dara) meaning "breaking, destroying".