Etymology

Vritra

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Sanskrit वृत्र
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromवृत्र
  2. English todayVritra

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).

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