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View Name: Indra


INDRA
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: इन्द्र, इंद्र (Hindi, Sanskrit)
PRONOUNCED: IN-dra   [key]
Meaning & History
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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