Indra
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
a male given name.
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How to use Indra in a sentence
Perkun and Odin are the Indras of these two nations, and have each dethroned the god of the heavens.
Nothing, of course, is now said of independent action, or power on the part of these Indras and Brahmans.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) | Max DunckerThey are identified with the five Indras, but these again are said to be the five senses (indriyas).
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Charles EliotIndras, as an ant, is the wounder, the biter of the serpent.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II) | Angelo de GubernatisThe Ṛigvedas also represents the ass of Indras as swift-footed.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2) | Angelo de Gubernatis
British Dictionary definitions for Indra
/ (ˈɪndrə) /
Hinduism the most celebrated god of the Rig-Veda, governing the weather and dispensing rain
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