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Vṛtra

Vṛtra is the alternative spelling of Vritra.

Meaning of Vritra

Proper noun

Vritra

  1. (Hinduism) An Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ("snake"), and he is said to have had three heads.

Questions about Vṛtra

What is Vṛtra the alternative spelling of?
Vṛtra is the alternative spelling of Vritra.

Words near Vṛtra in the dictionary

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  3. vṛddhi
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  5. vṛddhis
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Vṛtra (page history and authors); Vritra (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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