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Vritra

Vritra proper noun: 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.

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.

Forms of Vritra

alternative formVṛtra
alternative formVrtra

Origin of Vritra

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).

Questions about Vritra

What does Vritra mean?
Vritra means 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.
What part of speech is Vritra?
Vritra is a proper noun.

Words near Vritra in the dictionary

  1. Vrindavan
  2. VRIO
  3. Vriscourse
  4. Vrishparva
  5. Vriskourse
  6. Vritra
  7. VRLA
  8. Vrlika
  9. VRM
  10. VRML
  11. VRMs

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