Vritra
Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, romanized: Vṛtrá, lit. 'enveloper' Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.ˈtrɐ]) is a danava in Hinduism. He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas, Indra. As a danava, he belongs to the race of the asuras. Vritra is also known in the Vedas as Ahi (Sanskrit: अहि ahi, lit. "snake" Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐ.hi]). He appears as a human-like serpent blocking the course of the Rigvedic rivers, and is slain by Indra with his newly-forged vajra.
| Vritra | |
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Personification of drought | |
Indra kills the Vritrasura with his vajra. | |
| Affiliation | Asura |
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| Indo-European equivalent | H₂n̥gʷʰis |
| Japanese equivalent | Yamata-no-Orochi |
| Okinawan equivalent | Yara Muruchi |
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