sense (any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste). · A spirit believed by Hindus to have control over the realm and humans. · A powerful king or ruler.
Indra, the god of the sky corresponding to the Roman Jupiter armed with thunder-bolts and noted for his amours · In compositions, the word denotes 'excellence'.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Índras Sanskrit इन्द्र Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Índras. Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬭𐬀 (iṇdra, name of a daeva). Related to Kamkata-viri Indrë, and Prasuni Indr. The further etymology is uncertain, with two theories about its origin: * One possibility is conception as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyd- (“to swell”) with nasal infix, thus…