Vritra

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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.

OriginSanskrit वृत्र →
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proper noun

alternative Vṛtra · alternative Vrtra

  1. HinduismAn 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.

Origin

  1. Sanskritवृत्र
  2. EnglishVritra

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).

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