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इंद्रः (iMdraH)

 
Apte 1890
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इंद्रः [इंद्-रन्
इंदतीति इंद्रः
इदि ऐश्वर्ये Malli.] 1 The lord of gods.
2 The god of rain, rain
cloud.
3 A lord or ruler (as of men &c.)
first or best (of any class of objects), always as the last member of comp.
नरेंद्रः a lord of men i. e. a king
so मृगेंद्रः a lion
गजंद्रः the lord or chief of elephants
so योगींद्रः, कपींद्रः.
4 A prince, king.
5 The pupil of the right eye.
6 N. of the plant कुटज.
7 Night.
8 One of the divisions of भारतवर्ष.
9 N. of the 26th Yoga.
10 The human or animal soul.
11 A vegetable poison.
12 The Yoga star in the 26th Nakṣatra.
13 Greatness.
द्रा The wife of Indra, Indrāṇī. [Indra, the god of the firmament, is the Jupiter Pluvius of the Indian Āryans. In the Vedas he is placed in the first rank among the gods
yet he is not regarded as an uncreated being, being distinctly spoken of in various passages of the Vedas as being born, and as having a father and a mother. He is sometimes represented as having been produced by the gods as a destroyer of enemies, as the son of Ekāṣṭakā, and in Rv. 10. 90. 13 he is said to have sprung from the mouth of Puruṣa. He is of a ruddy or golden colour, and can assume any form at will. He rides in a bright golden chariot drawn by two tawny horses. His most famous weapon is the thunderbolt which he uses with deadly effect in his warfare with the demons of darkness, drought and inclement weather, variously called Ahi, Vṛtra, Śambara, Namuci &c. He storms and breaks through their castles, and sends down fertilizing showers of rain to the great delight of his worshippers. He is thus the lord of the atmosphere, the dispenser of rain, and governor of the weather. He is represented as being assisted by the Maruts or storm-gods in his warfare. Besides the thunderbolt he uses arrows, a large hook, and a net. The Soma juice is his most favourite food, and under its exhilarating influence he performs great achievements (cf. Rv. 10. 119), and pleases his devout worshippers, who are said to invite the god to drink the juice. He is their friend and even their brother
a father, and the most fatherly of fathers
the helper of the poor, and the deliverer and comforter of his servants. He is a wall of defence
his friend is never slain or defeated. He richly rewards his adorers, particularly those who bring him libations of Soma, and he is supplicated for all sorts of temporal blessings, as cows, horses, chariots, health, intelligence, prosperous days, long life, and victory in war. In the Vedas Indra's wife is Indrani, who is invoked among the goddesses. Such is the Vedic conception of Indra. But in later mythology he falls in the second rank. He is said to be one of the sons of Kaśyapa and Dākṣāyaṇī or Aditi. He is inferior to the triad Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa (though in some places Viṣṇu is regarded as his younger brother, cf. R. 14. 59, 15. 40), but he is the chief of all the other gods, and is commonly styled Sureśa, Devendra &c. As in the Vedas so in later mythology, he is the regent of the atmosphere, and of the east quarter, and his world is called Svarga. He sends the lightning, uses the thunderbolt and sends down rain. He is frequently at war with Asuras, whom he constantly dreads, and by whom he is sometimes defeated. The Indra of mythology is famous for his incontinence and adultery, one prominent instance of which is his seduction of Ahalyā, the wife of Gautama (see Ahalyā), and for which he is often spoken of as Ahalyā-jāra. The curse of the sage impressed upon him a 1000 marks resembling the female organ, and he was therefore called Sayoni
but these marks were afterwards changed into eyes, and he is hence called Netra-yoni and Sahasrākṣa. In the Rāmāyaṇa Indra is represented as having been defeated and carried off to Laṅkā by Rāvaṇa's son called Meghanāda, who for this exploit received the title of ‘Indrajit.’ It was only at the intercession of Brahmā and the gods that Indra was released, and this humiliation was regarded as a punishment for his seduction of Ahalyā. He is also represented as being in constant dread of sages practising potent penances, and as sending down nymphs to beguile their minds (see. Apsaras). In the Purāṇas he is said to have destroyed the offspring of Diti in her womb, and to have cut off the wings of mountains when they grew troublesome. Other stories are also told in which Indra was once worsted by Raja, grandson of Purūravas, owing to the curse of Durvāsas, and other accounts show that he and Kṛṣṇa were at war with each other for the Pārijāta tree which the latter wanted to remove from Svarga, and which he succeeded in doing in spite of Indra's resistance. His wife is Indrani, the daughter of the demon Puloman, and his son is named Jayanta. He is also said to be father of Arjuna. His epithets are numerous
mostly descriptive of his achievements, e. g. वृत्रहन्, बलभिद्, पाकशासन, गोत्रभिद्, पुरंदर, शतक्रतु, जिष्णु, नमुचिसूदन &c. (see Ak. I. 1. 44-47). The Heaven of Indra is Svarga
its capital, Amarāvatī
his garden, Nandana
his elephant, Airāvata
his horse, Uccaiḥśravas
his bow, the rain-bow, and his sword, Parañja].
Comp.
अग्निः the fire produced from the contact of clouds
°धूमः frost, snow
°देवता the 16th lunarmansion.
अनुजः,
अवरजः an epithet of Viṣṇu and of Nārāyaṇa.
अरिः an Asura or demon.
अवसानः a desert.
अशनः {1} hemp (dried and chewed). {2} the shrub which bears the seed used in jeweller's weight, (गुंजावृक्ष)
आयुधं Indra's weapon, the rainbow
इंद्रायुधद्योतिततोरणांकं R. 7. 4, 12. 79
K. 127. (
धः) {1} N. of horse in Kādambarī (i. e. Kapinjala changed into a horse). {2} a horse marked with black about the eyes. (
धा) a kind of leech.
आसनं {1} the throne of Indra. {2} a throne in general. {3} a foot of five short syllables.
इज्यः N. of बृहस्पति the preceptor of gods.
ईश्वरः one of the forms of Śiva-linga.
उत्सवः a festival honouring Indra.
ऋषभ a. having Indra as a bull, or impregnated by Indra, an epithet of the earth.
कर्मन् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu (performing Indra's deeds).
कीलः {1} N. of the mountain मंदर. {2} a rock. (
लं) the banner of Indra.
कुंजरः Indra's elephant, Airāvata.
कूटः N. of a mountain.
कृष्ट a. ‘ploughed by Indra, ’ growing exuberantly or in a wild state. (
ष्टः) a kind of corn produced by rain-water.
केतुः Indra's banner.
कोशः
षः,
षकः {1} a couch, sofa. {2} a plat-form. {3} a projection of the roof of a house. {4} a pin or bracket projecting from the wall (नागदंत).
गिरिः the महेंद्र mountain.
गुरुः, आचार्यः the teacher of Indra
i. e. बृहस्पति.
गोपः,
गोपकः [इंद्रो गोपो रक्षकोऽस्य, वर्षाभवत्वात्तस्य] a kind of insect of red or white colour
K. 100.
चंदनं the white sandal wood.
चापं,
धनुस् n. {1} a rainbow
विद्युत्वंतंललितवनिताः सेंद्रचापं सचित्राः Me. 64
Śi. 7. 4. {2} the bow of Indra.
छंदस् n. [इंद्र इव सहस्रनेत्रेण सहस्रगुच्छेन छाद्यते] a necklace consisting of 1000 strings.
जननं Indra's birth.
जननीय a. treating of Indra's birth (as a work).
जा a. Ved. born or arising from Indra.
जालं [इंद्रस्य परमेश्वरस्य जालं मायेव] {1} the net of Indra. {2} a weapon used by Arjuna
a stratagem or trick in war. {3} deception, cheating. {4} conjuring, jugglery, magical tricks
स्वप्नेंद्रजालसदृशः खलु जीवलोकः Śānti. 2. 2
K. 105.
जालिक a. [इंद्रजाल-ठन्] deceptive, unreal, delusive. (
कः) a juggler, conjurer.
जित् m. ‘conqueror of Indra’, N. of a son of Rāvaṇa who was killed by Lakṣmaṇa. [Indrajit is another name of Meghanāda, a son Rāvaṇa. When Rāvaṇa warred against Indra in his own heaven, his son Meghanāda was with him, and fought most valiantly. During the combat, Meghanāda, by virtue of the magical power of becoming invisible which he had obtained from Śiva, bound Indra, and bore him off in triumph to Laṅkā. Brahmā and the other gods hurried thither to obtain his release, and gave to Meghanāda the title of Indrajit, ‘conqueror of Indra’
but the victor refused to release his prisoner unless he were promised immortality. Brahmā refused to grant this extravagant demand, but he strenuously persisted, and achieved his object. In the Rāmāyaṇa he is represented to have been decapitated by Lakṣmaṇa while he was engaged in a sacrifice]. °हंतृ or विजयिन् m. N. of Lakṣmaṇa.
ज्येष्ठ a. Ved. led by Indra.
तापनः the thundering of clouds.
तूलं, तूलकं a flock of cotton.
दमनः the son of Bāṇāsura.
दारुः the tree Pinus Devadāru.
द्रुः, द्रुमः {1} the plant Terminalia Arjuna (अर्जुन). {2} the plant कुटज.
द्वीपः
पं one of the 9 Dvīpas or divisions of the continent (of India).
ध्वजः a flag raised on the 12th day of the bright half of Bhādra.
नक्षत्रं Indra's lunar mansion फल्गुनी.
नेत्रं {1} the eye of Indra. {2} the number one thousand.
नीलः [इंद्र इव नीलः श्यामः] a sapphire
R. 13. 54
16. 69
Me. 46, 77.
नीलकः an emerald.
पत्नी Indra's wife, शची.
पर्णी,
पुष्पा N. of a medicinal plant.
पर्वतः {1} the महेंद्र mountain. {2} a blue mountain.
पुत्रा N. of अदिति.
पुरोगम,
पुरःसर,
श्रेष्ट a. led or preceded by Indra, having Indra at the head.
पुरोहितः N. of बृहस्पति. (
ता) the asterism Puṣya.
प्रस्थं N. of a city on the Yamunā, the residence of the Pāṇḍavas (identified with the modern Delhi)
इंद्रप्रस्थगमस्तावत्कारि मा संतु चेदयः Śi. 2. 63.
प्रहरणं Indra's weapon, the thunderbolt.
भेषजं dried ginger.
मखः a sacrifice in honour of Indra.
महः {1} a festival in honour of Indra. {2} the rainy season
°कामुकः a dog.
मादन a. animating or delighting Indra.
मेदिन् a. Ved. whose friend or ally is Indra.
यवः,
वं seed of the Kuṭaja tree.
लुप्तः,
प्तं,
लुप्तकं {1} excessive baldness of the head. {2} loss of beard.
लोकः Indra's world, Svarga or Paradise.
लोकेशः {1} lord of the Indra's world, i. e. Indra. {2} a guest (who, if hospitably received, confers paradise on his host).
वंशा,
वज्रा N. of two metres, see Appendix.
वल्लरी,
वल्ली N. of a plant (पारिजात) or of इंद्रवारुणी.
वस्तिः [इंद्रस्य आत्मनः वस्तिरिव] the calf (of the leg).
वाततम a. Ved. desired by Indra.
वायू (du) Indra and Vāyu.
वारुणी,
वारुणिका Colocynth, a wild bitter gourd (Mar. मोठी कंवडळ).
वाह् a. carrying Indra.
वृक्षः the Devadāru tree.
वृद्धा a kind of abscess.
वैडूर्यं a kind of precious stone.
व्रतं Indra's rule of conduct
one of the duties of a king (who is said to follow इंद्रव्रत when he distributes benefits as Indra pours down rain)
वार्षिकांश्चतुरो मासान् यर्थेद्रोप्यभिवर्षति । तथाभिवर्षेत्स्वं राष्ट्रं कामैरिंद्रव्रतं चरन् ॥.
शक्तिः f. Indrāṇī, the wife of Indra, or his energy personified.
शत्रुः {1} an enemy or destroyer of Indra (when the accent is on the last syllable), an epithet of प्रह्लाद
R. 7. 35. {2} [इंद्रः शत्रुः यस्य] one whose enemy is Indra, an epithet of वृत्र (when the accent is on the first syllable). This refers to a legend in the Śat. Br., where it is said that Vṛtra's father intended his son to become the destroyer of Indra, and asked him to say इंद्रशत्रुर्वधस्व &c., but who, through mistake, accented the word on the first syllable, and was killed by Indra
cf. Śik. 52:
मंत्रो हीनः स्वरतो वर्णतो वा मिथ्याप्रयुक्तो न तमर्थमाह । स वाग्वज्रो यजमानं हिनास्ति यथेंद्रशत्रुः स्वरतोपराधात् ॥.
शलभः a kind of insect.
संधा connection or alliance with Indra.
सारथिः. {1} N of Mātalī. {2} an epithet of Vāyu, driving in the same carriage with Indra.
सुतः,
सूनुः {1} N. of (a) Jayanta
(b) Arjuna
(c) Vāli, the king of monkeys. {2} N. of the अर्जुन tree.
सुरसः,
सुरा a shrub the leaves of which are used in discutient applications (निर्गुंडी).
सेना Indra's missile or host.
सेनानीः the leader of Indra's armies, epithet of Kārtikeya.
स्तुत् m.,
स्तोमः {1} praise of Indra, N. of a particular hymn addressed to Indra in certain ceremonies. {2} a sacrifice in honour of Indra.
हवः invocation of Indra.
हस्तः a kind of medicament.