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Dvyāśrayakävya
3. Mitra. 4. Varuna. 5. Amsu. 6. Bhaga. 7. Indra. 8.Vivas van. 9. Pūsan. 10. Parjanya. 11. Tvastr. 12. Visnu ( I. 70 ).
INDRA Indra has been frequently alluded in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. His synonymous names and charateristics are oft-recurring in the poem.
Indra resides in the heaven (III. 68). He is called Ugradhanvā who killed the demon Jambba and hence is named •as Jambhavidvis also (II. 95; XI. III ). 1 His other names are Turāsāt (II.4), 2 Purudarśa ) ( II. 4) Bidaujās (I.185 ; IX.63), Maghavan (II.73), Vāsava ( I. 148 ) 3 Saka (1.102) and Rbhuksa ( II. 1). Due to his one thousand eyes, he is called Sahasrāksa (1.56).4
His wife is called Indrānī (V.109), Sacī (VI 79) or Maghoni (11.73).5
Indra and Visņu are deseribed together. In dual form, they are called Indrau or Upendrau (I 147). Indra cut down the wings of the mountains (11.23 ; XVill72 1 6 ; killed Vrtra
1. Cf. Abhidhāncintamani, 174 175
पृतनाषाडुग्रधन्वा मरुत्वान्मघवास्य तु ।
द्विषः पाकोऽद्रयो वृत्रः पुलोमा नमुचिर्बलः, जम्भः ॥
पर्जन्यहश्वऋभुक्षिबाहुदन्तेयवृद्धश्रवस्तुराषाट् ।
3. ibid., 117.
इन्द्रो हरिर्दुश्च्यवनोऽच्युताग्रजो वज्री बिडोजा मघवान् पुरन्दरः । प्राचीन बहिः पुरुहूतवासवो सङ् क्रन्दनाखण्डलमेघवाहनाः ॥ 4. ibid., 172 (i).
सुत्रामवास्तोष्पतिदल्मिशक्रा: वृषा सुनासीरसहस्रनेत्री ।
जम्भः प्रिया शचीन्द्राणी पोलोमी जयवाहिनी ।
2. ibid., 172 (ii).
5. ibid., 175.
6. Rāmāyana, Sundarakānda, I.124.
ततः क्रुद्धः सहस्राक्षः पर्वतानां शतक्रतुः । पक्षांश्चिच्छेद वज्रेण ततः शतसहस्रशः ॥
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