ऐन्द्र
aindra
Spelling ai (always long); conjunct न्द्र.
Pronunciation /aɪndrə/ pronunciation key
adjective (nom. m./f./n. -as, -ī, -am)
Meaning
belonging to or sacred to Indra, proceeding from Indra, similar to Indra; (as), m. the part of a sacrifice offered to Indra; (ī), f. (scil. ṛc) a verse addressed to Indra; (scil. diś) the east quarter, of which Indra is regent (e.g. aindryāṃ diśi, in the east); the eighteenth lunar mansion; the eighth day in the second half of the month Mārgaśīrṣa, and of the month Pauṣa; Indra's energy, personified as his wife and by some identified with Durgā …
Source and licence. Monier Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Etymologically and Philologically Arranged (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1872; first edition). Digital text: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries (MW72, csl-orig/v02/mw72), © Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon project contributors, Cologne University, accessed 7 October 2026, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, provided without warranty.
Changes made here: entries for ए e and ऐ ai only; meanings trimmed for length and MW abbreviations expanded; Devanagari generated from the SLP1 keys with indic_transliteration; spelling notes, IPA pronunciations and labelled (“inferred”/“not given”) etymologies added. This adapted dictionary text is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Fonts: Noto Serif and Noto Serif Devanagari (SIL Open Font License).
