इन्द्र (indra)

इन्द्र

Masculine.

(

-न्द्रः

)

1.

The

deity

presiding

over

Swarga

or

the

Hindu

para-

dise,

and

the

secondary

divinities

he

is

also

regent

of

the

east

quarter,

and

is

more

particularly

the

deity

of

the

atmosphere,

corresponding

in

many

respects

with

the

Grecian

JOVE.

2.

The

Supreme

Being,

(

according

to

the

Vedanta,

)

or

the

deity

INDRA

in

that

capacity.

3.

Supremacy,

supreme

power

or

authority.

4.

An

Aditya,

one

of

the

twelve

demigods

so

called.

5.

One

of

the

Yogas.

or

divisions

of

a

circle

on

the

plane

of

the

ecliptic.

6.

The

human

or

animal

soul,

the

portion

of

spirit

residing

in

the

body.

7.

Night.

8.

A

plant,

(

Wrightea

antidysenterica,

&c.

)

see

कुटज.

9.

An

organ

of

sense.

10.

(

In

composition

)

Best,

excellent.

11.

The

14th

luna-

tion

of

the

month

Jyeshtha.

12.

One

of

the

nine

divisions

of

Jambu

Dwipa,

or

the

known

continent.

Feminine.

(

-न्द्रा

)

1.

The

name

of

a

plant,

(

Marjoram?

)

see

फणिञ्झक.

2.

The

wife

of

INDRA.

Etymology

इदि

to

possess

supreme

power,

and

रन्

Unādi

Affix.

इन्द्र

(

न्द्रः

)

1.

Masculine.

The

deity

presiding

over

the

Hindu

paradise

the

su-

preme

Being

an

organ

of

sense.

(

In

comp.

)

Best.

(

न्द्रा

)

Feminine.

Wife

of

Indra

a

plant.

इन्द्र

Masculine.

(

-न्द्रः

)

1

The

deity

presiding

over

Svarga

or

the

Hindu

paradise,

and

the

secondary

divinities

he

is

also

regent

of

the

east

quarter,

and

is

more

particularly

the

deity

of

the

atmosphere,

corresponding

in

many

respects

with

the

Grecian

JOVE.

2

The

Supreme

Being,

(

according

to

the

Vedānta,

)

or

the

deity

INDRA

in

that

capacity.

3

Supremacy,

supreme

power

or

authority.

4

An

Āditya,

one

of

the

twelve

demigods

so

called.

5

One

of

the

Yogas,

or

divisions

of

a

circle

on

the

plane

of

the

ecliptic.

6

The

human

or

animal

soul,

the

portion

of

spirit

residing

in

the

body.

7

Night.

8

A

plant,

(

Wrightea

antidysenterica,

&c.

)

see

कुटज.

9

An

organ

of

sense.

10

(

In

composition

)

Best,

excellent.

11

The

14th

lunation

of

the

month

Jyeṣṭha.

12

One

of

the

nine

divisions

of

Jambu

Dvīpa,

or

the

known

continent.

Feminine.

(

-न्द्रा

)

1

The

name

of

a

plant,

(

Marjoram?

)

see

फणिम्भक.

2

The

wife

of

INDRA.

Etymology

इदि

to

possess

supreme

power,

and

रन्

Uṇādi

Affix.

इन्द्रः

[

indrḥ

],

[

इन्द्-रन्

इन्दतीति

इन्द्रः

इदि

ऐश्वर्ये

Malli.

]

The

lord

of

gods.

The

god

of

rain,

rain

cloud

इन्द्रो

वरुणः

सोमो

रुद्रः

।

शं

न

इन्द्रो

बृहस्पतिः

Tait.

Vp.1.1.1.

Bṛihadâraṇyakopanishad.

1.4.11.

A

lord

or

ruler

(

as

of

men

Et cætera.

).

इन्द्रो-

मायाभिः

पुरुरूप

ईयते

Bṛihadâraṇyakopanishad.

2.5.19.

first

or

best

(

of

any

class

of

objects

),

always

as

the

last

member

of

Compound.

नरेन्द्रः

a

lord

of

men

id est, that is.

a

king

so

मृगेन्द्रः

a

lion

गजेन्द्रः

the

lord

or

chief

of

elephants

so

योगीन्द्रः,

कपीन्द्रः.

A

prince,

king.

The

pupil

of

the

right

eye.

Name.

of

the

plant

कुटज.

Night.

One

of

the

divisions

of

भारतवर्ष.

Name.

of

the

26th

Yoga.

The

human

or

animal

soul.

A

vegetable

poison.

The

Yoga

star

in

the

26th

Nakṣatra.

Greatness.

The

five

objects

of

senses.

द्रा

The

wife

of

Indra,

Indrāṇī.

Name.

of

a

plant

(

मरुबक

Marâṭhî.

मरवा

)

[

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

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

1.9.13

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,

Vṛitra,

Śambar,

Namuchi

Et cætera.

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

(

Compare.

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

1.119

),

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

Indrānī,

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,

Compare.

Raghuvamsa (Bombay).

14.59,

15.4

),

but

he

is

the

chief

of

all

the

other

gods,

and

is

commonly

styled

Sureśa,

Devendra

Et cætera.

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 times.

en

spoken

of

as

Ahalyā-jāra.

The

curse

of

the

sage

impressed

upon

him

a

1

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

Rāmāyana

Indra

is

represented

as

having

been

defeated

and

carried

off

to

Laṅkā

by

Ravaṇa'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

Kṛiṣna

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

Indrāṇī,

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,

Exempli gratia, for example.

वृत्रहन्,

बलभिद्,

पाकशासन,

गोत्रभिद्,

पुरंदर,

शतक्रतु,

जिष्णु,

नमुचिसूदन

Et cætera.

(

see

Ak.I.1.44.47

).

The

Heaven

of

Indra

is

Svarga

its

capital,

Amarāvatī

his

garden,

Nandana

his

elephant,

Airāvata

his

horse,

Uchchaiśravas

his

bow,

the

rain-bow,

and

his

sword,

Paranja.

].Comp.

-अग्निः

the

fire

produced

from

the

contact

of

clouds

˚धूमः

frost,

snow

˚देवता

the

16th

lunar

mansion.

-अनुजः,

-अवरजः

an

epithet

of

Viṣṇu

and

of

Nārāyaṇa

(

उपेन्द्र

)

तस्थौ

भ्रातृसमीपस्थः

शक्रस्येन्द्रानुजो

यथा

Rāmāyana

6.91.4.

-अरिः

an

Asura

or

demon.

-अवसानः

a

desert.

अशनः

hemp

(

dried

and

chewed

).

the

shrub

which

bears

the

seed

used

in

jeweller's

weight,

(

गुंजावृक्ष

).

-आयुधम्

Indra's

weapon,

the

rainbow

इन्द्रा-

युधद्योतिततोरणाङ्कम्

Raghuvamsa (Bombay).

7.4,

12.79

Kâdambarî (Bombay).

127.

(

ध

)

Name.

of

the

horse

in

Kādambarī

(

id est, that is.

Kapiñjala

changed

into

a

horse

).

a

horse

marked

with

black

about

the

eyes.

a

diamond.

(

-धा

)

a

kind

of

leech.

आसनम्

the

throne

of

Indra.

a

throne

in

general.

a

foot

of

five

short

syllables.

-इज्यः

Name.

of

बृहस्पति

the

preceptor

of

gods.

-ईश्वरः

one

of

the

forms

of

Śiva-liṅga.

-उत्सवः

a

festival

honouring

Indra.

-ऋषभ

Adjective.

having

Indra

as

a

bull,

or

impregnated

by

Indra,

an

epithet

of

the

earth.

इन्द्रऋषभा

द्रविणे

नो

दधातु

Atharva-veda.

12.1.6.

-कर्मन्

Masculine.

an

epithet

of

Viṣṇu

(

performing

Indra's

deeds

).-कान्तः

A

class

of

the

four-storeyed

buildings.

(

Mānasāra

21.6-68

).

कीलः

Name.

of

the

mountain

मन्दर.

a

rock.

(

लम्

)

the

banner

of

Indra.

A

pin,

nail,

bolt

फालका

भाजनोर्ध्वे

तु

तदूर्ध्वे

चेन्द्रकीलकम्

(

Mānasāra

12.126

).

Compare.

also

Kau.

Atmanepada.

2.3.

-कुञ्जरः

Indra's

elephant,

Airāvata.

-कूटः

Name.

of

a

mountain-कृष्ट

Adjective.

'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,

ष्ठः

a

couch,

sofa,

which

is

generally

made

up

of

covering

pieces

of

perforated

wooden

planks

Compare.

अट्टालक-

प्रतोलीमध्ये

त्रिधानुष्काधिष्ठानं-इन्द्रकोशं

कारयेत्

Kau.

Atmanepada.

2.3.

a

platform.

a

projection

of

the

roof

of

a

house.

A

pin

or

bracket

projecting

from

the

wall

(

नागदन्त

).

A

projection

of

the

roof

of

a

house

forming

a

kind

of

balcony

Kau.

Atmanepada.

24.

-गिरिः

the

महेन्द्र

mountain.

-गुरुः,

-आचार्यः

the

teacher

of

Indra

id est, that is.

बृहस्पति.

-गोपः,

-गोपकः

[

इन्द्रो

गोपो

रक्षको$स्य,

वर्षाभवत्वात्तस्य

]

a

kind

of

insect

of

red

or

white

colour

Śukra.

4.157

Kâdambarî (Bombay).

1.-चन्दनम्

the

white

sandal

wood.

-चापम्,

-धनुस्

Neuter.

a

rainbow

विद्युत्वन्तं

ललितवनिताः

सेन्द्रचापं

सचित्राः

Meghadūta (Bombay).

64

Sisupâlavadha.

7.4.

the

bow

of

Indra

-चिर्भटा

A

mild

variety

of

Colocynth.

The

leaf

is

tripartite,

rough

and

wrinkled.

(

Marâṭhî.

कंवडळ,

applied

Often times.

en

as

इन्द्रावण

in

the

sense

of

vile,

malignant,

dark

and

hateful.

)

-च्छदः

A

necklace

of

pearls

having

18

strings.

-च्छन्दस्

Neuter.

[

इन्द्र

इव

सहस्रनेत्रेण

सहस्रगुच्छेन

च्छाद्यते

]

a

necklace

consisting

of

1

strings.

-जः

Name.

of

Vālī.

-जतु

Neuter.

Bitumen

(

Marâṭhî.

शिलाजित

).

-जननम्

Indra's

birth.

-जननीय

Adjective.

treating

of

Indra's

birth

(

as

a

work

).

-जा

Adjective.

Vedic.

born

or

arising

from

Indra.

Atharva-veda.

4.3.7.

-जालम्

[

इन्द्रस्य

परमेश्वरस्य

जालं

मायेव

]

the

net

of

Indra.

तेनाह-

मिन्द्रजालेनामूंस्तमसाभि

दधामि

सर्वान्

Atharva-veda.

8.8.8.

a

weapon

used

by

Arjuna

a

stratagem

or

trick

in

war.

deception,

cheating.

conjuring,

jugglery,

magical

tricks

इन्द्रजालं

च

मायां

वै

कुहका

वा$पि

भीषणा

Mahâbhârata (Bombay).

*

5.16.55.

स्वप्नेन्द्रजालसदृशः

खलु

जीवलोकः

Śānti.2.2

Kâdambarî (Bombay).

15.

-जालिकa.

[

इन्द्रजाल-ठन्

]

deceptive,

unreal,

delusive.

(

-कः

)

a

juggler,

conjurer.

-जित्

Masculine.

'conqueror

of

Indra',

Name.

of

a

son

of

Rāvaṇa

who

was

killed

by

Lakṣmaṇa.

[

Indrajit

is

another

name

of

Meghanāda

a

son

of

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

prisoners

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

].

˚हन्तृ

or

विजयिन्

Masculine.

Name.

of

Lakṣmaṇa.

-ज्येष्ठ

Adjective.

Vedic.

led

by

Indra.

-तापनः

the

thundering

of

clouds.

-तूलम्,

-तूलकम्

a

flock

of

cotton.

-दमनः

the

son

of

Bāṇāsura.

-दारुः

the

tree

Pinus

Devadāru.

-द्युति

Sandal

द्रुः,

द्रुमः

the

plant

Terminalia

Arjuna

(

अर्जुन

).

The

plant

कुटज.

-द्वीपः,

-पम्

one

of

the

9

Dvīpas

or

Divisions

of

the

continent

(

of

India

).

-धनुः

Name.

of

Indra's

bow,

the

rainbow

स

एकव्रा-

त्यो$भवत्स

धनुरादत्त

तदेवेन्द्रधनुः

Atharva-veda.

15.1.6.

ध्वजः

a

flag

raised

on

the

12th

day

of

the

bright

half

of

Bhādra.

Indra's

weapon

विस्रस्ताकल्पकेशस्रगिन्द्रध्वज

इवापतत्

Bhágavata (Bombay).

1.44.22.

-नक्षत्रम्

Indra's

lunar

mansion

फल्गुनी.

नेत्रम्

the

eye

of

Indra.

the

number

one

thousand.

-नीलः

[

इन्द्र

इव

नीलः

श्यामः

]

a

sapphire

परीक्षाप्रत्ययैर्यैश्च

पद्मरागः

परीक्ष्यते

।

त

एव

प्रत्यया

दृष्टा

इन्द्रनीलमणेरपि

॥

Garuḍa.

Parasmaipada.

Raghuvamsa (Bombay).

13.54

16.69

Meghadūta (Bombay).

48,

79.

-नीलकः

an

emerald.

पत्नी

Indra's

wife,

शची.

-पर्णी,

-पुष्पा

Name.

of

a

medicinal

plant

(

Marâṭhî.

कळलावी

).

पर्वतः

the

महेन्द्र

mountain.

a

blue

mountain.

-पुत्रा

Name.

of

अदिति.-पुरोगम,

-पुरःसर,

-श्रेष्ठ

Adjective.

led

or

preceded

by

Indra,

having

Indra

at

the

head.

-पुरोहितः

Name.

of

बृहस्पति.

(

-ता

)

the

asterism

Puṣya.

-प्रमतिः

Name.

of

the

pupil

of

Paila

and

the

author

of

some

ṛiks

of

the

Rv.

-प्रस्थम्

Name.

of

a

city

on

the

Yamunā,

the

residence

of

the

Paṇḍavas

(

identified

with

the

modern

Delhi

)

इन्द्रप्रस्थगमस्तावत्कारि

मा

सन्तु

चेदयः

Sisupâlavadha.

2.63.

-प्रहरणम्

Indra's

weapon,

the

thunderbolt.

-भगिनी

Name.

of

Pārvatī.

-भेषजम्

dried

ginger.

-मखः

a

sacrifice

in

honour

of

Indra.

महः

a

festival

in

honour

of

Indra.

the

rainy

season

˚कामुकः

a

dog.

-मादन

Adjective.

animating

or

delighting

Indra

ये

वायव

इन्द्रमादनासः

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

7.92.4.

-मेदिन्

Adjective.

Vedic.

whose

friend

or

ally

is

Indra

इन्द्रमेदी

सत्वनो

नि

ह्वयस्व

Atharva-veda.

5.2-.8.

-यज्ञः

(

See

इन्द्रमह

and

इन्द्रमख

)

श्वो$स्माकं

घोषस्योचित

इन्द्रयज्ञो

नामोत्सवः

भविष्यति

Bālacharita

I.

-यवः,

-वम्

seed

of

theKutaja

tree.

लुप्तः,

प्तम्,

लुप्तकम्

excessive

baldness

of

the

head.

loss

of

beard.

-लोकः

Indra's

world,

Svarga

or

Paradise.

लोकेशः

lord

of

Indra's

world,

id est, that is.

Indra.

a

guest

(

who,

if

hospitably

received,

confers

paradise

on

his

host

).

-वंशा,

-वज्रा

Name.

of

two

metres,

see

Appendix.

-वल्लरी,

-वल्ली

Name.

of

a

plant

(

पारिजात

)

or

of

इन्द्रवारुणी.

-वस्तिः

[

इन्द्रस्य

आत्मनः

वस्तिरिव

]

the

calf

(

of

the

leg

).

-वाततम

Adjective.

Vedic.

desired

by

Indra.

अस्मे

ऊतीरिन्द्रवाततमाः

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

1.6.6.-वानकम्

A

variety

of

diamonds.

Kau.

Atmanepada.

2.11.-वायू

(

Dual.

)

Indra

and

Vāyu.

इन्द्रवायू

उभाविह

सुहवेह

हवामहे

Atharva-veda.

3.2.6.

-वारुणी,

-वारुणिका

Colocynth,

a

wild

bitter

gourd

cucumis

colocynthis.

(

Marâṭhî.

मोठी

कंवडळ

)

किमिन्द्रवारुणी

राम

सितया

कटुकीयते

Laghu

Yogavāsiṣṭha-sāra

X.

सौवर्चलं

हरिद्रा

च

पिप्पली

चेन्द्रवारुणिः

।

मूत्र-

कृच्छ्रे

प्रशंसन्ति

पिण्डो$यं

वाजिनां

हितः

॥

शालिहोत्र

of

भोज

33.-वाह्

Adjective.

carrying

Indra.

-वृक्षः

the

Devadāru

tree.-वृद्धा

a

kind

of

abscess.

-वैडूर्यम्

a

kind

of

precious

stone.

-व्रतम्

Indra's

rule

of

conduct

one

of

the

duties

of

a

king

(

who

is

said

to

follow

इन्द्रव्रत

when

he

distributes

benefits

as

Indra

pours

down

rain

)

वार्षिकांश्चतुरो

मासान्

यथेन्द्रो$प्यभिवर्षति

।

तथाभिवर्षेत्स्वं

राष्ट्रं

कामैरिन्द्रव्रतं

चरन्

॥

Manusmṛiti.

9.34.

-शक्तिः

Feminine.

Indrāṇī,

the

wife

of

Indra,

or

his

energy

personified.

शत्रुः

an

enemy

or

destroyer

of

Indra

(

when

the

accent

is

on

the

last

syllable

),

an

epithet

of

प्रह्लाद

इन्द्रशत्रो

विवर्धस्व

मा

चिरं

जहि

विद्विषम्

Bhágavata (Bombay).

6.9.12.

बलिप्रदिष्टां

श्रियमाददानं

त्रैविक्रमं

पादमिवेन्द्रशत्रुः

Raghuvamsa (Bombay).

7.35.

[

इन्द्रः

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

Vṛitra's

father

intended

his

son

to

become

the

destroyer

of

Indra,

and

asked

him

to

say

इन्द्रशत्रुर्वधस्व

Et cætera.

but

who,

through

mistake,

accented

the

word

on

the

first

syllable,

and

was

killed

by

Indra

Compare.

Śik.52

मन्त्रो

हीनः

स्वरतो

वर्णतो

वा

मिथ्याप्रयुक्तो

न

तमर्थमाह

।

स

वाग्वज्रो

यजमानं

हिनस्ति

यथेन्द्रशत्रुः

स्वरतो$पराधात्

॥

-शलभः

a

kind

of

insect

(

इन्द्रगोप

).-संजयम्

Name.

of

a

sāman.

Arṣeya

Br.

-संधा

connection

or

alliance

with

Indra.

तयाहमिन्द्रसंधया

सर्वान्

देवानिह

हुव

Atharva-veda.

11.1.9.

सारथिः

Name.

of

Mātali.

an

epithet

of

Vāyu,

driving

in

the

same

carriage

with

Indra

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

4.46.2.

-सावर्णिः

Name.

of

the

fourteenth

Manu.

सुतः,

सूनुः

Name.

of

(

a

)

Jayanta

(

b

)

Arjuna

(

c

)

Vāli,

the

king

of

monkeys.

Name.

of

the

अर्जुन

tree.

-सुरसः,

-सुरा

a

shrub

the

leaves

of

which

are

used

in

discutient

applications

(

निर्गुंडी

).-सेनः

Name.

of

several

men

of

Bali

of

a

mountain

Bhágavata (Bombay).

8.2.23.

सेना

Indra's

missile

or

host.

Indra's

army

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

1.12.2.

-सेनानीः

the

leader

of

Indra's

armies,

epithet

of

Kārtikeya.

-स्तुत्m.

स्तोमः

praise

of

Indra

Name.

of

a

particular

hymn

addressed

to

Indra

in

certain

ceremonies.

a

sacrifice

in

honour

of

Indra.

-हवः

invocation

of

Indra

भद्रान्

कृण्वन्निन्द्रहवान्त्सखिभ्य

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

9.96.1.

-हस्तः

a

kind

of

medicament.

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