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INDRA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: इन्द्र, इंद्र (Hindi, Sanskrit)

Pronounced: IN-dra  [key]

Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) "a drop" and (ra) "possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain. He is the chief god in the Hindu text the Rigveda.


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