indra
i/ndra m. (for etym. as given by native authorities See Nir. x, 8 ; Sāy. on RV. i, 3, 4 ; Uṇ. ii, 28 ; according to BRD. fr. in = √ inv with suff. ra preceded by inserted d , meaning ‘to subdue, conquer’ ; according to Muir, S. T. 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