Indra

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Indra

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Transliteration of Sanskrit इन्द्र (índra).

proper noun

Hinduism, Vedic The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.
a daeva who is second only to Angra Mainyu in the demonic hierarchy.

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name Indo-Iranian deity

Español	Indra
한국어	제석천 jeseokcheon
日本語	インドラ indora, 帝釈天 taishakuten
中文	因陀羅 /因陀罗 Yīntuóluó, 帝釋天 /帝释天 Dìshìtiān
हिन्दी	इंद्र indra
Português	Indra
Ελληνικά	ίντρα íntra
Русский	И́ндра Índra
Tiếng Việt	Đế Thích Thiên, Nhân-đà-la

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@misc{indra_2026,
  title = {Indra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}