इन्द्र

Monier-Williams · indra
índra m. (for etym. as given by native authorities x, 8 on i, 3, 4 ii, 28 ‖ according to fr. in = √inv with suff. ra preceded by inserted d, meaning 'to subdue, conquer' ‖ according to Muir, S. v, 119, for sindra fr. √syand, 'to drop' ‖ more probably from √ind, 'to drop', q.v., and connected with indu above), the god of the atmosphere and sky ‖ the Indian Jupiter Pluvius or lord of rain (who in Vedic mythology reigns over the deities of the intermediate region or atmosphere ‖ he fights against and conquers with his thunder-bolt [vajra] the demons of darkness, and is i