इन्द्र
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word इन्द्र. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word इन्द्र, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say इन्द्र in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word इन्द्र you have here. The definition of the word इन्द्र will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofइन्द्र, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Pronunciation
Proper noun
इन्द्र • (indra) m (Urdu spelling اندر)
Declension
Declension of इन्द्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | इन्द्र indra |
| oblique | इन्द्र indra |
| vocative | इन्द्र indra |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ইন্দ্ৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- ইন্দ্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰂𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဣန္ဒြ (Burmese script)
- ઇન્દ્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Javanese script)
- 𑂅𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಇನ್ದ್ರ (Kannada script)
- ឥន្ទ្រ (Khmer script)
- ອິນ຺ທ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- ഇന്ദ്ര (Malayalam script)
- ᡳᠨᡩᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘂𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠢᠨᢑᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦢𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐂𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର (Odia script)
- ꢄꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆅𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖂𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ඉන්ද්ර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚂𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
- இந்த்³ர (Tamil script)
- ఇన్ద్ర (Telugu script)
- อินฺทฺร (Thai script)
- ཨི་ནྡྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒃𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *índras. Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬭𐬀 (iṇdra, “name of a daeva”), Kamkata-viri ī˜drʻ (“name of a god”), and Prasuni indr.
The further etymology is uncertain, with two theories about its origin:
- One possibility is conception as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyd- (“to swell”) with nasal infix, thus *(H)i-n-d-rá-s (“strong”) individualized into "the strong one" and underwent a secondary accent shift. In this case इन्द्र (indra) could be cognate with Serbo-Croatian jedar (“strong”).
- Alternatively from the BMAC substrate. Maybe related to Proto-Circassian *yənə-ø-ra ‘huge-be-ger’, cf. Abkhaz a-ynar, the Nart god of the forge.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
इन्द्र • (índra) stem, m
- Indra
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.12.3:
- यो ह॒त्वाहि॒मरि॑णात्स॒प्त सिन्धू॒न्यो गा उ॒दाज॑दप॒धा व॒लस्य॑ ।
यो अश्म॑नोर॒न्तर॒ग्निं ज॒जान॑ सं॒वृक्स॒मत्सु॒ स ज॑नास॒ इन्द्रः॑ ॥- yó hatvā́himáriṇātsaptá síndhūnyó gā́ udā́jadapadhā́ valásya.
yó áśmanorantáragníṃ jajā́na saṃvṛ́ksamátsu sá janāsa índraḥ. - He who slew the Dragon, freed the Seven Rivers , and drove the cows forth from the cave of Vala,
He who begat fire between two stones, he who overpowers warriors in battle, He, O folks, is Indra.
- yó hatvā́himáriṇātsaptá síndhūnyó gā́ udā́jadapadhā́ valásya.
- यो ह॒त्वाहि॒मरि॑णात्स॒प्त सिन्धू॒न्यो गा उ॒दाज॑दप॒धा व॒लस्य॑ ।
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of इन्द्र (índra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | इन्द्रः índraḥ |
इन्द्रौ / इन्द्रा¹ índrau / índrā¹ |
इन्द्राः / इन्द्रासः¹ índrāḥ / índrāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | इन्द्र índra |
इन्द्रौ / इन्द्रा¹ índrau / índrā¹ |
इन्द्राः / इन्द्रासः¹ índrāḥ / índrāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | इन्द्रम् índram |
इन्द्रौ / इन्द्रा¹ índrau / índrā¹ |
इन्द्रान् índrān |
| Instrumental | इन्द्रेण índreṇa |
इन्द्राभ्याम् índrābhyām |
इन्द्रैः / इन्द्रेभिः¹ índraiḥ / índrebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | इन्द्राय índrāya |
इन्द्राभ्याम् índrābhyām |
इन्द्रेभ्यः índrebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | इन्द्रात् índrāt |
इन्द्राभ्याम् índrābhyām |
इन्द्रेभ्यः índrebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | इन्द्रस्य índrasya |
इन्द्रयोः índrayoḥ |
इन्द्राणाम् índrāṇām |
| Locative | इन्द्रे índre |
इन्द्रयोः índrayoḥ |
इन्द्रेषु índreṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Noun
इन्द्र • (índra) stem, m
- the supreme being
- a prince
- best, excellent, the first, the chief (of any class of objects)
- the twenty-sixth Yoga or division of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic
- the Yoga star in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, γ Pegasi
Derived terms
- इन्द्रिय (indriya)
Descendants
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 192-93
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “इन्द्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 166.